WESTERN GROWER & SHIPPER Published Since 1929 Volume XCIV | Number 6
To enhance the competitiveness and profitability of Western Growers members
FEATURES
Dave Puglia President & CEO Western Growers davep@wga.com
22 ROD BRAGA’S Fresh Take on Sustainability 30 Rancho Cielo Gives Youth Navigating Challenges a Boost with New Agtech Program 32 As SB 1383 Deadline Approaches, Food Banks Request Grower Help to Fight Food Waste
Editor Ann Donahue 949.302.7600 | adonahue@wga.com Contributors Cory Lunde 949.885.2264 | clunde@wga.com Julia Nellis 949.885.2270 | jnellis@wga.com Michelle Rivera 949.885.4778 | mrivera@wga.com Kara Timmins 949.885.4786 | kmtimmins@wga.com Circulation Marketing 949.885.2248 | marketing@wga.com Advertising Sales Dana Davis 302.750.4662 | dana@tygermarketing.com
ARTICLES 26 MEET YOUR FUTURE VOLUNTEER LEADERS Briana Giampaoli 28 MEET YOUR FUTURE VOLUNTEER LEADERS Spencer Quinn
34 WGCIT RESIDENT
How AliBio Creates Systems for Crops to Thrive Amid Environmental Pressures
35 WGCIT RESIDENT
Bio S.I. and Rebuilding the Soil with the ‘Good Guys’
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6 President’s Notes 8 Agriculture & the Law 10 Advocacy | California 11 Trade & Supply Chain Services 12 Science 14 WGAT 16 Advocacy | Arizona 20 Innovation
24 WG Member Welcome & Anniversaries 29 Member Profile 36 Updates from the WGCIT 38 WG News You Can Use 42 Connections 43 Contact Us 44 Inside Western Growers 46 Farm Dogs and Barn Cats of Western Growers
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