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Food Origins: Precision Ag Startup Puts Actionable Data into Hands of Growers
By Stephanie Metzinger Western Growers September 25, 2018 — Salinas, CA Precision yield data collection for hand-harvested crops to help farmers make smarter decisions We constantly hear that the collection of data connecting farm to […]
Voices of the Valley: Candace Wilson, GreenVenus
(Source: Voices of the Valley) May 27, 2021 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Candace Wilson, VP of Business Development at GreenVenus. Source: LinkedIn) Candace Wilson talks about CRISPR gene editing and the incremental gains in […]
WGCIT: Women Revolutionizing Ag through Tech (Watch Panel)
(Source: Western Grower Center for Innovation & Technology) May 6, 2021 — Salinas, CA During our “WGCIT Farms to Incubators Virtual Panel” on Friday, April 30, 2021, leading women who are revolutionizing agriculture through technology […]
Upcoming Panel: Women Revolutionizing Ag through Tech
(Source: WGCIT) April 27, 2021 — Salinas, CA Join us as we speak to leading women who are revolutionizing agriculture through technology during our “WGCIT Farms to Incubators Virtual Panel” on Friday, April 30, 2021. […]
Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit promotes importance of workforce education
By Sean RoneyKing City Rustler April 27, 2021 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Agricultural workers harvest greens west of King City, clearing the fields of those late spring crops. Credit: Sean Roney) A panel of […]
The Eighth Annual Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit is March 18-19
(Contributed) March 3, 2021 — Salinas, CA The Eighth Annual Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit on March 18-19, 2021 will once again deliver in-depth and actionable insights on a range of topics vital to a thriving […]
Dennis Donohue: As AgTech Advances, Building a Talent Pipeline is the Next Big Step
By Dennis DonohueDirector, Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT)Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 24, 2021 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Dennis Donohue is the Director of Western Growers Center for Innovation […]
News: January – December 2020
News: December 2020 Monterey Bay Aquarium lends ultra-cold freezer for vaccine storage – December 31, 2020 Paystand: The Year that Change the World – December 31, 2020 Steve Blum’s Blog: Ag tech grows in an […]
Dennis Donohue: 2021: AgTech Shifts to More Result-Oriented Posture
By Dennis DonohueDirector, Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT)Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 5, 2021 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: WGCIT Director Dennis Donohue conducting a virtual Grower Trial Network session […]
WG Tech Center Connects 50 Students to Amazon, AgTech Startups
December 31, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Source: WGCIT blog) Event helps students “prepare for the future—beyond exams—as the world increasingly becomes STEM-ier.” Last week, 50 university students attended Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology’s […]