Posts By: Emily Lyons
Growth and Change After 10 Years with WGCIT
Saturday, May 23, 2026, marked my 10-year anniversary at Western Growers. Reaching this milestone has given me the chance to reflect on how much has changed over the past decade—both for me personally and for the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) in Salinas, Calif. Over the last 10 years, the WGCIT experienced remarkable growth. At one point, we hosted as many…
Building Practical AI for the Realities of Modern Farming
In an agtech landscape often dominated by venture capital and experimental technologies, Agrofocal stands out for a different reason: it builds artificial intelligence tools that fit seamlessly into the way farms already operate. Founded in 2021 by Avinash Sodani, Agrofocal is a crop monitoring and yield forecasting company focused on delivering realtime insights without requiring growers to…