Posts By: Western Growers

Move Over Siri and Alexa, AgVoice Offers Speech-to-Text Technology Tailored to Ag

Think Siri, but for agriculture. When Bruce Rasa first conceptualized the idea of a speech-to-text data service powered by artificial intelligence, he knew that he wanted to design it with and for food and ag professionals. Growing up, Bruce always had both hands full while working on his family’s 4,000-acre farm in Missouri. His family ...

De Minimis No More: The End of Even Nominal Off-the-Clock Work in California

By Christine Samsel and Sherli Frank   The “de minimis” doctrine comes from the Latin maxim de minimis non curat lex, which means “the law does not concern itself with trifles.” The maxim suggests that technicalities must yield to practical common sense and justice so as to avoid expensive litigation. For the past 70 years, ...