Welcome.
John Aguirre, CAWG President and Mike Testa, CAWG Board Chair
Call to Order
Certification of a Quorum
Review and Approval of June 25, 2019 Annual Meeting Minutes
Financial Report:
Gregg Hibbits, CAWG Board Treasurer
Pan American Insurance Services
Speaker:
Greg Merrill, Pan American Insurance Services
A word from CAWG’s longstanding insurance partner! CAWG is proud to endorse the competitive quality insurance and exceptional customer service that Pan American provides.
President’s Message
CAWG’s President, John Aguirre will review key issues of importance to California winegrape growers and provide an update on CAWG activities over the past year.
Federal Update
Speaker
: Louie Perry, Cornerstone Government Affairs
Louie will provide a federal update on the response to COVID-19 and federal assistance for agriculture.
California Winegrape Growers Projected Losses due to COVID-19
Speaker:
Jon Moramarco, managing partner of bw166 and editor for Gomberg-Fredrikson Report & Jeff Bitter, President, Allied Grape Growers
Jon Moramarco and Jeff Bitter will review the findings from the COVID-19 industry study commissioned by CAWG. Learn more about how CA winegrape growers could suffer at least $437 million in lost sales from this year’s grape harvest due to COVID-19 related economic disruptions.
COVID-19 Hauling Considerations & Best Practices for Harvest
Speaker:
Yvonne Sams, G3 Enterprises
G3 will discuss how to prepare for harvest to ensure that transportation of your grapes will not be impacted or delayed due to unforeseen COVID-19 requirements.
CAWG Chair’s Report.
Mike Testa, CAWG Board Chair
Mike will share insight from his first term as CAWG’s chairman of the board.