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16 Collaboration Focus of WGCIT 20 Meet Your Future Volunteer Leaders – Garret Powell 22 Meet Your Future Volunteer Leaders – Amber Strohauer 28 6 Ways to Strengthen the Supply Chain 32 WG’s H-2A Effort Continues to Expand 40 ANNUAL MEETING: ‘Grow Together’ at the Fairmont in San Diego 43 HUMMINGBIRD TECHNOLOGIES: Going Above and Beyond to Increase Yield 44 Ocean Mist Musings on Agtech: 7 Observations on Spurring Ag Innovation
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WESTERN GROWER & SHIPPER Published Since 1929 Volume XCII | Number 4
6 Member Profile 10 Director Profile 14 Federal Government Affairs 24 Transportation Services 26 Member Welcome & Anniversaries 30 Science 36 Agriculture & the Law 38 Connections 39 Inside Western Growers 42 Innovation 46 Update from the WGCIT 48 California Government Affairs 49 Contact Us 50 Western Growers Assurance Trust
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