WESTERN GROWER & SHIPPER Published Since 1929 Volume XCV | Number 2
To enhance the competitiveness and profitability of Western Growers members
Features
Dave Puglia President & CEO Western Growers davep@wga.com
16 “None of us grow food so we can throw it away.” Orange County Produce’s Founding Member A.G. Kawamura on fighting food waste. 20 Groundwater: A Tale of Two States In California and Arizona, 2023 legislation set a new playing field for negotiating the fiery topic of water. 22 My Cross-Border Medical Experience in Mexico, Courtesy of WGAT
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
WG’s Michelle Rivera experiences first-hand the top tier care offered to fieldworkers.
Departments
TOGETHER.
4 President’s Notes 6 Advocacy | Arizona 8 Agriculture & the Law 10 Trade & Supply Chain Services 12 Science 14 Member Profile 18 WG Member Welcome & Anniversaries 25 Updates from the WGCIT 28 WG News You Can Use 32 Connections 33 Contact Us 34 Farm Dogs and Barn Cats of Western Growers
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