FEATURES 6 WESTERN GROWERS’ 2022 AWARD OF HONOR RECIPIENT EXEMPLIFIES THE BEST OF CALIFORNIA AGRIBUSINESS Celebrating John Harris’ Golden State 8 The 96 th Western Growers Annual Meeting in Las Vegas Will Hit the Jackpot with Networking, Education and Entertainment 12 ANNUAL MEETING PREVIEW S2G Ventures Teams with WG for Fifth AgSharks ® Competition 22 Death of PAGA Claims Greatly Exaggerated 34 Western Growers Ag Legal Network Directory 38 WGCIT RESIDENT Corigin Utilizing Nutshells to Improve Yields, Environment
DEPARTMENTS 4 President’s Notes 13 What’s Trending 14 California Member Profile 16 Advocacy 18 Arizona Legislator Profile 20 Advocacy | California 21 Western Growers Assurance Trust 24 WG Member Welcome & Anniversaries 26 Science 28 Agriculture & the Law 32 Western Growers Insurance Services 40 Update from the WGCIT 44 Connections 45 Contact Us 46 Inside Western Growers
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