Since opening its doors in December 2015, the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) has taken significant steps to accelerate the development of agricultural technologies. The Center currently houses 58 agtech start-up companies, which are supported by 40 generous sponsors. The Center welcomed more than 10 new startups in 2019 including the following: ...
In response to the repeated U.S. Salmonella outbreaks traced to papayas imported from Mexico, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) distributed a letter yesterday noting that “the recurring nature of these outbreaks is a clear indication that more must be done within all sectors of the papaya industry to protect its customers and to ...
Western Growers recently submitted a letter to California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross urging the 2020 Specialty Crop Block Grant program to administer funds to the initiatives most important to fruit, vegetable and nut growers. “Over a decade ago, we helped to create and over time helped to increase funding for the ...
More than 200 farmers, technologists and academics gathered at the King City Fairgrounds yesterday for AgTechx to discuss how to utilize technologies to advance and improve food safety to protect public health, as well as explore the trends and technologies that will shape the food safety systems of the future. The event kicked off with ...
Next week, Western Growers members will have the opportunity to hear from some of the most innovative minds in agriculture and technology about the latest trends that will shape the food safety systems of the future. Join us for AgTechx at the King City Fairgrounds on Thursday, August 22, 2019, as we explore everything from ...
Western Growers and S2G Ventures are seeking applications from start-up companies working on agricultural technologies to compete in the 2019 AgSharks® Competition. Selected entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to earn a $250,000 minimum investment and access to farmland to pilot their innovations. If any WG member is currently working with an agtech startup, help them ...