Spring marks the return of fruit and vegetable harvest in the Salinas Valley region. With heavy rains, cold winter weather and our area recovering from flooding, that harvest has been delayed but consumers can be assured that they will enjoy leafy greens, vegetables and strawberries with the harvest continuing into November. While we understand the […]
https://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.png00Sabrina Maisonneuvehttps://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.pngSabrina Maisonneuve2023-04-13 19:59:592025-09-11 20:00:27Local Organizations Address Critical Gaps For Those Impacted by Flooding in Monterey County
The Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) is among the sponsors of a new mobile science lab that will serve Kindergarten through 12th-grade students in Monterey County. The Salinas Science Workshop on Wheels (SSWoW) is housed in a 40-foot Monterey/Salinas Transit (MST) bus retrofitted into a science lab. SSWoW will provide hands-on applications of […]
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Our region has experienced repeated storm systems that have flooded homes, roads and businesses and impacted farms. While we continue to dig out and assess the damage to our communities, the resiliency of the people on the Central Coast and their ability to work together against diverse conditions comes into clear focus. From a farming […]
https://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.png00Sabrina Maisonneuvehttps://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.pngSabrina Maisonneuve2023-01-17 20:01:072025-09-11 20:01:32The Resiliency of Our Region
There has been recent attention on the limited supplies of lettuce and leafy greens. The supply issue has been largely attributed to crop damage associated with an aggressive pest and disease complex of INSV and soil-borne diseases. What is INSV or thrips-vectored Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus? Lettuce fields are infected by INSV via thrips migrating […]
At its Fall Recognition Event held on Friday, October 7, the Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) posthumously awarded Dennis Caprara with the E.E. ‘Gene’ Harden Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is given to an individual who’s made an extraordinary contribution and created a lasting legacy benefitting Central Coast agriculture. The award was presented […]
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GSA Response to the Salinas Californian article: “Sacrificing Safety for Profit” – July 7, 2022 Regarding the recent article in the Salinas Californian alleging lack of COVID-19 protections for essential workers, agricultural employers in our region were among the first in the nation to launch COVID prevention standards for farm workers in March 2020. These […]
As captured in the recent New York Times article, Illegal Immigration Is Down, Changing the Face of California Farms, agricultural labor demographics have changed considerably resulting in less available domestic workers to fill on-farm jobs in agriculture. The Times reporter used the Salinas Valley as his focus for this article. However, the Grower Shipper Association […]
https://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.png00Sabrina Maisonneuvehttps://growershipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Logo-horizontal-GSA.pngSabrina Maisonneuve2022-05-31 20:03:442025-09-11 20:04:07Recent NY Times Article on Changing Ag Worker Demographics Highlights Need for H2A Program
Grower Shipper Association (GSA) President, Christopher Valadez, was a featured presenter at the National Association of Community Health Centers’ recent Conference for Agricultural Worker Health in Denver, Colorado. Valadez’s presentation focused on GSA’s nationally recognized COVID-19 programs to protect ag workers and their families from suffering from illness. Valadez shared how GSA overcame numerous challenges, […]
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Local Organizations Address Critical Gaps For Those Impacted by Flooding in Monterey County
Spring marks the return of fruit and vegetable harvest in the Salinas Valley region. With heavy rains, cold winter weather and our area recovering from flooding, that harvest has been delayed but consumers can be assured that they will enjoy leafy greens, vegetables and strawberries with the harvest continuing into November. While we understand the […]
GSA Helps Fund New Mobile Science Lab – SSWoW
The Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) is among the sponsors of a new mobile science lab that will serve Kindergarten through 12th-grade students in Monterey County. The Salinas Science Workshop on Wheels (SSWoW) is housed in a 40-foot Monterey/Salinas Transit (MST) bus retrofitted into a science lab. SSWoW will provide hands-on applications of […]
The Resiliency of Our Region
Our region has experienced repeated storm systems that have flooded homes, roads and businesses and impacted farms. While we continue to dig out and assess the damage to our communities, the resiliency of the people on the Central Coast and their ability to work together against diverse conditions comes into clear focus. From a farming […]
GSA’s INSV/PW Task Force, Impacts On Lettuce Supply
There has been recent attention on the limited supplies of lettuce and leafy greens. The supply issue has been largely attributed to crop damage associated with an aggressive pest and disease complex of INSV and soil-borne diseases. What is INSV or thrips-vectored Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus? Lettuce fields are infected by INSV via thrips migrating […]
GSA Posthumously Honors Dennis Caprara with E.E. ‘Gene’ Harden Award
At its Fall Recognition Event held on Friday, October 7, the Grower Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) posthumously awarded Dennis Caprara with the E.E. ‘Gene’ Harden Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is given to an individual who’s made an extraordinary contribution and created a lasting legacy benefitting Central Coast agriculture. The award was presented […]
Employer Efforts to Protect Essential Workers – GSA Response to Salinas Californian
GSA Response to the Salinas Californian article: “Sacrificing Safety for Profit” – July 7, 2022 Regarding the recent article in the Salinas Californian alleging lack of COVID-19 protections for essential workers, agricultural employers in our region were among the first in the nation to launch COVID prevention standards for farm workers in March 2020. These […]
Recent NY Times Article on Changing Ag Worker Demographics Highlights Need for H2A Program
As captured in the recent New York Times article, Illegal Immigration Is Down, Changing the Face of California Farms, agricultural labor demographics have changed considerably resulting in less available domestic workers to fill on-farm jobs in agriculture. The Times reporter used the Salinas Valley as his focus for this article. However, the Grower Shipper Association […]
Valadez Presents at Community Health Center Conference
Grower Shipper Association (GSA) President, Christopher Valadez, was a featured presenter at the National Association of Community Health Centers’ recent Conference for Agricultural Worker Health in Denver, Colorado. Valadez’s presentation focused on GSA’s nationally recognized COVID-19 programs to protect ag workers and their families from suffering from illness. Valadez shared how GSA overcame numerous challenges, […]