It is imperative for employers to maintain a safe and healthy work space now more than ever. Join PAGO CEO Michael Dodson this Thursday as he shares how his platform allows labor contractors and growers to carry out crucial labor activities, including contactless timekeeping. As an ag labor platform, PAGO gives growers real-time actionable data ...
Join Cord Nunez, NOVIHUM’s director of national sales, this Thursday for insight on how to enhance your soil. NOVIHUM’s revolutionary product contains high-value organic matter similar to the content found in the best soils. NOVIHUM offers a solution that counters the loss of organic matter in soils, achieving in hours what takes years under natural ...
The digital version of the latest edition of Western Grower & Shipper magazine is now available. This edition highlights a few of the warriors in agriculture, the men and women who are changing the face of the industry. Click here to access the electronic version of the magazine. Some features from this issue include the ...
Sara Matzger, iTradeNetworks’s solutions director, will be presenting on the various ways growers can help their own procurement processes during this Thursday’s Innovating in Challenging Times webinar. From diversifying one’s buyer portfolio in order to have more resilience during industry turmoil to optimizing freight options in order to cut down on costs, this information is ...
Join MagGrow founder and president, David Moore, during this Thursday’s Innovating in Challenging Times webinar. MagGrow’s agtech significantly reduces waste associated with conventional pesticide applications and enables growers to reduce the application of crop protection chemicals by imparting an electromagnetic charge into the sprayed liquid so it will be directly attracted to the…
John “Jack” Leroy Woolf Jr., industry pioneer and prominent Fresno-area farmer, has passed away at the age of 102. Woolf, who launched Woolf Farming Company in 1974, was among the first to plant almonds and pistachios in California’s Fresno County, a leading commodity that generates billions of dollars in revenue for the region every year. ...
Join AgVoice Cofounder Aaron Gobin this Thursday, as he shares how the company’s agtech allows farmers to work hands-free. The use of AgVoice’s technology can improve productivity and data accuracy, and as a voice-enabled mobile technology, agriculture professionals can capture insights on the go! AgVoice, who was a winner in the 2017 AgSharks® Competition, is ...
AgTools’ Martha Montoya will be joining Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) Director Dennis Donohue during the next Innovating in Challenging Times webinar on Thursday, August 20. AgTools’ technology is a predictive analytical tool used by farmers to aggregate large amounts of data and simplifies it to key factors. This assists with decision-making for…
Tailwater Systems’ founder and CEO, Dr. John Skardon, will be joining Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) Director Dennis Donohue during tomorrow’s Innovating in Challenging Times webinar. Skardon will discuss how the company’s flagship product, an anaerobic nitrate removal bioreactor, is capable of removing 95% – 99% of nitrates within 90…
Western Growers members are invited to attend the “COVID-19, Cal/OSHA, and Agriculture…What You Need to Know as an Employer” Webinar on August 27 to learn how to enhance worker health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cal/OSHA is reminding employers the importance of worker health and safety during this current pandemic. Although Cal/OSHA does not ...
The Western Growers family is saddened to learn of the passing of Richard Rominger at the age of 93. Mr. Rominger, a Yolo County farmer, served as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and contributed generously to many industry initiatives and charitable causes. ...
Join HeavyConnect this Thursday to hear about its agtech product line as well as view a live demonstration of the company’s limited COVID-19 module (which is free for Western Growers’ members). During this “Innovating in Challenging Times” webinar, HeavyConnect’s CEO, Patrick Zelaya, and COO, Abby Sherburne, will engage in a lively discussion with Western Growers ...
Join KipTraq CEO Bryan Banks this Thursday as he speaks about an innovative flexible mobile data collection tool that streamlines any data collection process in minutes. During this week’s “Innovating in Challenging Times” webinar, Banks will be showcasing how growers and processors are staying on top of their operations with this agtech, as well as ...
Join Sapphire Automation on Thursday, May 28th, to learn how digitalization has significantly improved the agriculture industry. Sapphire Automation has led efficiency optimization in high tech and is now utilizing its sensing and predictive analytics platforms to focus on ag and food. Sapphire Automation’s Deep Dive Analytics platform is a well-designed web-based tool to help ...
Take a look back at the first five years of the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology in the latest edition of Western Grower & Shipper magazine, which is now available online and in print. Click here to access the electronic version of the magazine. Some highlights from this issue include the following: The WGCIT Turns 5: ...
Take a look back at the first five years of the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology in the latest edition of Western Grower & Shipper magazine, which is now available online and in print. Click here to access the electronic version of the magazine. Some highlights from this issue include the following: The WGCIT Turns 5: ...
Western Growers Assurance Trust, in partnership with Pinnacle Health Management, is excited to announce a new resource, HEIDI, a text-based artificial intelligence chatbot to help your employees navigate through these difficult times. HEIDI provides on-demand expertise to help your employees manage stress levels, maintain mental balance, and be resilient. Due to unprecedented times, many…
Despite new challenges faced today, the threat of water scarcity in western agriculture persists and new regulations continue to take shape. In light of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and other water laws, SWIIM System can show you what turnkey remote monitoring options are available to collect accurate, defensible water use data, accessed safely and ...
Don’t miss this Thursday’s “Innovating in Challenging Times” webinar series with ChyrsaLabs’ Samuel Fournier! Fournier will be presenting ChrysaLabs’ soil fertility assessment technology and the trials they are planning in California this season. This technology measures, in real-time, soil nutrients and soil health, providing needed information within seconds to producers and…
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting national emergency declarations, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Internal Revenue Service issued rules and guidance that mandate extensions of certain timeframes for participants covered under group health plans and allow plans to ease restrictions on some Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) plan regulations. ...