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Students in California’s grape growing region are ready to attend college thanks to table grape growers. Five field worker scholarships were awarded in 2015: three $20,000, four-year field worker scholarships and two $3,500 two-year scholarships to community colleges. Also, two $20,000 four-year agricultural scholarships were awarded in 2015. …

Statement by Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif in support of the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 25th: …

Tom Lange Company will be celebrating the career of veteran Bruce Rubin at their 25th Annual Charity Classic golf outing this Saturday, June 27, in St. Louis, MO. …

In an effort to provide U.S. consumers with a delicious, nutritious, and safe product, the National Mango Board (NMB) has developed Food Safety Training Kits (FSTK) in conjunction with food safety expert Dr. Sergio Nieto-Montenegro of Food Safety Consulting & Training Solutions, LLC. These kits share food safety training materials recommended for mango growing farms and packinghouses in the top six exporting countries, and mango warehouses and distribution centers in the U.S. …

The Smithsonian’s 49th Annual Folklife Festival opened this week and for 10 days the rich Peruvian culture will be celebrated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It’s estimated that more than a million people will visit the national park to experience and learn about the country’s heritage, its people, its art and sample traditional Peruvian fare that is becoming increasingly popular in the United States.  …