Key Updates from the Western Growers Family of Companies WG Future Volunteer Leaders Visit Owyhee Produce in Idaho Members of Western Growers’ Future Volunteer Leaders Class VII visited Idaho and Eastern Oregon to expand their knowledge about the best ag practices in neighboring states.
Six leaders, including Celeste Alonzo from Junior Enterprises; Krystal Del Bosque from Del Bosque Farms; Briana Giampaoli from Live Oak Farms; Garrett Nishimori from San Miguel Produce; Byron Talley from Talley Farms and Sal Parra from Burford Ranch were hosted by fellow FVL Shay Myers of Owyhee Produce in Parma, Idaho. Other stops included a tour of the Amalgamated Sugar factory in Nampa, Idaho; Obendorf Hops in Parma, Idaho; BASF’s Vegetable Seeds Business, featuring the Nunhems brand, in Parma, Idaho, as well as a jet boat tour of the Snake River where the group was inspired by the spotting of not one, not two, but three bald eagles. Members of the FVL class are invited to participate
in all regular Western Growers board meeting functions for two years, in addition to standalone farm tours with WG board members and trainings with the organization’s subject matter experts. In 2011, Western Growers welcomed its inaugural class of Future Volunteer Leaders. The competitively selected Future Volunteer Leaders Program is designed for the next generation of leaders within Western Growers member companies interested in becoming more informed and effective advocates for the fresh produce industry. These individuals are policy-minded and have expressed a desire to serve the industry—both now and in the future—in volunteer leadership capacities. —Ann Donahue
WG’s Jeana Cadby Selected for the 53rd Class California Agricultural Leadership Program Jeana Cadby, Environment and Climate Director at Western Growers, has been selected as one of 24 fellows to join the 53 rd class of the California Agricultural Leadership Program.
Deissy Ibarra, Toor Farming / Custom Almonds, Earlimart Krystal Jenkins, Nufarm Americas, Escondido Ariana Joven, The Wonderful Company, Bakersfield Scott McArthur, McArthur Ranches, Durham Kurt Metheny, Limoneira Company, Santa Paula Jack Norton, Terpene Belt Farms, Valley Springs Daniel O’Connell, O’Connell Cattle Co., Sacramento Katie Panici, Kern Machinery, Bakersfield Michelle Paul, AgWest Farm Credit, Rocklin Kristi Robinson, K. Robinson Farms, Clovis Taj Samran, Hilltop Ranch, Inc., Turlock Joe Sequenzia, Zenith Agribusiness Solutions, Roseville Bryce Spycher, Almond Board of California, Turlock Jodi Switzer, Farm Bureau of Ventura County, Ventura Amanpreet Virk, Gallo Vineyards, Fresno Trent Voss, Blue Diamond Growers, Denair
Started in 1970, The California Agricultural Leadership Program has a long and established history of providing advanced leadership development for those who have a proven career record of being emerging leaders in agriculture. Jeana joins an illustrious group of more than 1,400 California Agricultural Leadership Program fellows who have become lifelong leaders who lead in the agricultural community. Congratulations to the 53 rd class of leaders: Tomas Aguilar Campos, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mecca Hillari Bynum, Safe Food Alliance, Sacramento Jeana Cadby, Western Growers, Atascadero Kyle Collins, Allied Grape Growers, Lodi Bob Donnelly, Central California Almond Growers Association, Fresno
Nick Edsall, Bullseye Farms, Woodland Manny Gaitan, Rain for Rent, Indio Miguel Gomez, Driscoll’s, Watsonville
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