Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced California’s latest actions to increase water supply and adapt to more extreme weather patterns caused by climate change.
Hotter and drier weather conditions spurr...
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Hard work and a do-it-yourself attitude helped make McLain Farms Inc. a successful grower of Vidalia sweet onions.
Exponentially rising costs, however, press the business, which has grown onions si...
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Western Growers and S2G Ventures are accepting applications for the 2022 AgSharks Competition.
At the event, startup companies pitch their innovations in front of a live audience of the world’s l...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is using $8 million to support “prescription” programs that pay for fresh fruits and vegetables to improve the health of consumers.
The Gus Schumacher Nutriti...
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Hank Giclas, who served the fresh produce industry in a variety of roles for 30 years at Western Growers, has died.
“Hank Giclas dedicated himself, totally and fully, in service to the people of ...
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The first symptoms of cucurbit downy mildew disease on pickling cucumber plants in commercial Michigan fields has been found by Michigan State University’s Hausbeck Plant Pathology Research Lab in ...
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