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Lakeside Organic Gardens’ Dick Peixoto to be honored as 2024 Grower of the Year

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When he’s not overseeing his fields or working at Lakeside’s custom cooler, Dick Peixoto can be found at his farm-to-table restaurant in Watsonville, The California Grill, which serves fresh organic vegetables straight from Lakeside Organic Gardens. 

Rod Braga named OGS 2023 Grower of the Year

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The Organic Grower Summit presented by Western Growers and OPN will honor longtime organic grower Rod Braga as the recipient of the sixth annual Grower of the Year award.

Organic Grower Summit 2023 session addressess AI in agriculture

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“Unlocking the Value of AI on the Digital Farming Journey," the second-announced ed session for Organic Grower Summit (OGS) 2023 presented by Western Growers and OPN, will explore how AI and machine learning are providing data-driven insights and forecasts for specialty crop markets.

Ed session on Strengthening Organic Enforcement rule announced for OGS 2023

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With March 19, 2024, comes full implementation of the National Organic Program’s (NOP) Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) rule, and with that, new challenges are coming into view for producers, distributors, and importers.

Looking ahead to Organic Grower Summit 2022

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Two days of thought-provoking educational sessions, a sold-out trade show floor, and a variety of networking opportunities await attendees of next week’s fifth annual Organic Grower Summit (OGS) in Monterey, CA.

Organic Grower Summit 2022 adds education sessions on biologicals and retail sales

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A pair of recently announced educational sessions will explore the growing importance of biologicals as a tool of organic crop production and offer a look at the growth of organic fresh produce sales at grocery stores across the nation this year as the final parts of the educational program at Organic Grower Summit (OGS) 2022 presented by Western Growers and OPN.

Grimmway Farms’ Jeff Huckaby Announced as OGS 2022 Grower of the Year

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The Organic Grower Summit presented by Western Growers and OPN will honor long-time organic grower Jeff Huckaby as the recipient of the fifth annual Grower of the Year award.