About
Arizona LGMA
Protecting Public Health
The Arizona farming community has been working to provide safe leafy greens through the LGMA program since 2007.
The Arizona LGMA protects public health by working to provide safe leafy greens.
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Arizona farmers produce 25% of the nation's lettuce and leafy greens each year. Production happens during the winter from November - April.
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Leafy greens farming generates a $2 billion impact in Arizona each year.
Farmers work to protect public health by participating in the Arizona LGMA food safety program whose mission is to cultivate food safety practices, verify on-farm compliance, utilize data for improvement and empower industry with tools to advance food safety.
Arizona LGMA Subcommittees
Technical Subcommittee
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Amanda Brooks (Chair)
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Guadalupe Camarena
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Jesus Canchola
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Bob Mills
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Michael Menes
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Valentin Sierra
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Megan Chedwick
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Matthew Burke (Alternate)
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Jeremy Vanderzyl (Alternate)
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Vacant (Alternate)
Communications Subcommittee
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Kelly Miller (Chair)
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Amanda Brooks (Co-Chair)
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Valentin Sierra
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Kelly Smith
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Vicki-Lynne Scott
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Vacant (Alternate)
Staff
Kevin Watson
Compliance Officer
928.271.4074
Leadership
Arizona LGMA is funded by its members, and administered through the Arizona Department of Agriculture. The Arizona LGMA is lead by the Arizona Leafy Greens Food Safety Committee with assistance of technical and communications subcommittees, as well as a wide range of associated industry professionals who are all dedicated to ensuring the integrity of Arizona Leafy Greens.
Megan
Chedwick
(Chair)
Church Brothers Farms
Herman
Cossio
Queen Victoria / Ippolito International
Armando Figueroa
Braga Fresh
Kristina
Nunes
The Nunes Company
Foxy
Francisco
Valdez
Sabor Farms