WESTERN GROWER & SHIPPER Published Since 1929 Volume XCV | Number 5
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Dave Puglia President and CEO Western Growers davep@wga.com
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SONNY RODRIGUEZ, THE PEOPLE’S CHAMPION Celebrating Western Growers’ 2024 Award of Honor Recipient
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GROWING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
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33 Health Insurance 34 Director's Profile
36 Updates from the WGCIT 38 WG News You Can Use 40 Connections 41 Contact Us 42 Farm Dogs and Barn Cats of Western Growers
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