Posts By: Western Growers

The Future World of Autonomous Vehicles

By Mark Petersen, Vice President of C.H. Robinson Autonomous vehicles are making headlines. Whether for personal or commercial use, there’s a lot of speculation about what the future will bring. However, autonomy isn’t all or nothing. As shown in the graphic below, it’s a progressive continuum with five distinct levels of capabilities. Not all levels ...

Creating Value in Agtech: The Role of Intellectual Property

By Rudolph P. Darken and Nelson T. Rivera   Agtech entrepreneurs have a lot in common with the growers they serve. Just as a grower plants, nurtures, and harvests products for their market, the agricultural technology (agtech) entrepreneur takes an idea, grows it into tangible goods and services, developing products for their market. All agtech ...

Ryan Talley is Elected New Western Growers Chairman of the Board

IRVINE, Calif. (November 11, 2019) – Western Growers is pleased to announce that Ryan Talley, co-owner and farm manager of Talley Farms, will assume the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors. Talley, who has been committed to agriculture for more than three decades, will serve as chairman for a one-year term, taking over ...