Western Growers gathers for 99th annual meeting at Hotel del Coronado
By
Adam Campbell
Western Growers gathers for 99th annual meeting at Hotel del Coronado
By
Adam Campbell
The Western Growers Association gathered at the Hotel del Coronado this year for its 99th annual meeting, filling the sun-washed halls with the familiar hum of growers, shippers and innovators comparing notes on an industry that never stops moving. Over four days, leaders dug into the issues facing farmers in the West — AI, innovation and the economy — a reminder that even in a risk filled business like agriculture, gathering together at events such as this bring encouragement and clarity to the road ahead.
Tim York of CA Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, De Ann Davis of Western Growers and Barb Kowalcyk of George Washington University.
Greg Lewis and Courtney Kohl of Duda Farm Fresh Foods and Mike Way of Prime Time International.
John Jackson of Beachside Produce and Colin McElory of AGR Partners.
Kimberly Naffziger of Zenith Insurance Co., Ron Lemaire of CPMA and Julia Delor of APMA.
Karen Gill of BEI Advisors, Michelle Reimers of Michelle Reimers Consulting and Hilary and Neill Callis of Turlock Fruit Co.
Matthew Noll of alliantgroup and Tom Nunes of The Nunes Co.
Mark Masten of Treehouse California Almonds and Jackie Zielkle of Gold Leaf Farming.
Eric Hylton and Lauren Morris of alliantgroup with Chris Lauritzen of Niqo Robotics.
Will Rousseau of Rousseau Farming, Steve Patricio of Westside Produce, David Gill of Rio Farms and Ryan Pacheco of Wells Fargo.
Stuart Woolf of Woolf Farming and Matt Woolf of American Ag Credit.
Lezlie and Dave Puglia of Western Growers.
Rob Yraceburu, Gayle Yraceburu and Laura Yraceburu Dall of Wonderful.
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