Ag Tech

VofV Podcast: How AI on the Farm Can Sense What Humans Can’t

In this week’s episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast, Larry Taylor, Co-Founder of The Yield Lab Asia Pacific, and Mark DeSantis, CEO at Bloomfield Robotics, bust the myth that artificial intelligence isn't as adaptable as human intelligence when it comes to managing the health of specialty crops.

Ann Donahue Mar 31 2022 in Ag Tech

March 29 Webinar to Focus on Using Microgrids as Practical Energy Solutions for Food Processors

Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology Executive Director Dennis Donohue will speak at a March 29 webinar hosted by Microgrid Knowledge and entitled “Microgrids for the Food Industry: Simple and Practical Energy Solutions for Food Processors.”

The panel will cover what the typical components of a microgrid are and related forms of on-site generation; how energy as a service might improve your productivity and cost structure, and how to recognize the common criteria needed to determine if you company is a good fit for energy-as-a-service solution.

Ann Donahue Mar 24 2022 in Ag Tech

WGCIT Welcomes Seven New Start-Ups to its Ranks

The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology has welcomed seven new start-ups to its roster. They are:

aerialPLOT

The company offers aerial imagery and analytics to provide real-time crop data.

AgNote

The farm management software company provides easy-to-use data tracking.

Axis7

Ann Donahue Mar 22 2022 in Ag Tech

AgTech Workforce Development Summit Comes to Salinas

Register today for the AgTechX Ed Summit – a special industry event with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross dedicated to developing the next generation of tech-savvy agricultural workers.