Western Growers Year in Review 2025

Executive Committee

2025 Directors

CHAIR

STUART WOOLF Woolf Farming & Processing Fresno, Calif.

GEORGE ADAM Innovative Produce Santa Maria, California CHAD AMARAL D’Arrigo Bros. of Calif. Salinas, Calif. KEVIN ANDREW Illume Agriculture Bakersfield, Calif. ROBERT BARKLEY Barkley Ag Enterprises Yuma, Ariz. STEPHEN BARNARD Mission Produce Oxnard, Calif. BARDIN BENGARD Bengard Ranch Salinas, Calif. SOREN BJORN Driscoll’s Watsonville, Calif. GEORGE BOSKOVICH Boskovich Farms Oxnard, Calif.

RODNEY BRAGA Braga Fresh Family Farms Soledad, Calif. STEVE BRAZEEL SunTerra Produce Costa Mesa, Calif. JOHN CHANDLER Chandler Farms Selma, Calif. LARRY COX Coastline Family Farms Brawley, Calif. STEPHEN DANNA Danna Farms Yuba City, Calif. THOMAS DEARDORFF II Deardorff Family Farms Oxnard, Calif. TIM ESCAMILLA Bolthouse Fresh Foods Bakersfield, Calif. KRISTEN SMITH ESHAYA JV Smith Companies Yuma, Ariz.

DAVID GILL Rio Farms King City, Calif.

HAROLD MCCLARTY HMC Farms Kingsburg, Calif. CANNON MICHAEL Bowles Farming, Los Banos, Calif. HEATHER MULHOLLAND Mulholland Citrus Orange Cove, Calif. DOMINIC MUZZI, JR.

CRAIG READE Bonipak Produce Santa Maria, Calif.

VICE CHAIR

ROB YRACEBURU Wonderful Orchards Shafter, Calif. NEILL CALLIS Turlock Fruit Company Turlock, Calif. DON CAMERON Terranova Ranch Helm, Calif.

BOB GIRAGOSIAN Kern Ridge Growers Arvin, Calif. BRANDON GRIMM Grimmway Farms Arvin, Calif. JOHN JACKSON Beachside Produce Nipomo, Calif. TRACY JONES Booth Ranches Orange Cove, Calif. A.G. KAWAMURA Orange County Produce Fullerton, Calif. J.P. LABRUCHERIE LaBrucherie Produce El Centro, Calif. STEPHEN MARTORI III Martori Farms Scottsdale, Ariz.

KYLE RICHARDSON Garry Richardson Farms Bakersfield, Calif. SONNY RODRIGUEZ The Growers Company Somerton, Ariz. BRUCE TALBOTT Talbott’s Mountain Gold Palisade, Colo. BRUCE TAYLOR Taylor Farms Calif. Salinas, Calif. MIKE WAY Prime Time International Coachella, Calif.

TREASURER

Leadership 2025 Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Muzzi Family Farms Moss Landing, Calif. TOM NUNES V The Nunes Company Salinas, Calif. STEPHEN PATRICIO Westside Produce Firebaugh, Calif. JOHN POWELL, JR. Peter Rabbit Farms Coachella, Calif. RON RATTO Ratto Bros. Modesto, Calif.

E.C. MEMBER-AT-LARGE

CATHERINE FANUCCHI Tri-Fanucchi Farms Bakersfield, Calif.

E.C. MEMBER-AT-LARGE

RYAN TALLEY Talley Farms Arroyo Grande, Calif. ALBERT KECK Hadley Date Gardens Thermal, Calif.

PAST CHAIR

PRESIDENT AND CEO

DAVE PUGLIA Western Growers Irvine, Calif.

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