Posts By: Hank Giclas

WG Creates Roadmap to Accelerate Automation during Work Session

Western Growers held an automation work session at its headquarters in Irvine, CA, yesterday to create a roadmap for accelerating the pace of automation in agriculture. During the event, nearly 30 growers, agtech entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and leaders from technology companies collaborated on strategies and tactics to make the integration of automation more accessible to ...

Latest Advancement in Food Technology Revealed at Forbes AgTech Summit 2019 – Register Today to Save

Technology in agriculture is advancing faster than one could possibly imagine. Register today for the Forbes AgTech Summit, held in Salinas on June 26-27, to stay on top of cutting-edge agricultural technologies and anticipate revolutionary changes in the food system. As part of the strategic partnership Western Growers has developed with Forbes, all WG members ...

EPA Glyphosate Update

On April 30th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced their Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for glyphosate, an integral step in the registration review process. EPA has identified no risk to public health when glyphosate is used in compliance with its current label, but ecological risk were identified following the 2017 ecological assessment. The ...

Register for the CPS Ag Water Treatment RFP Webinar

Join the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) as they host a free webinar overviewing the purpose of a new request for research proposals and the corresponding requirements to answer questions relating to water treatment. Following a pattern of multiple outbreak events, particularly from 2017 to 2018, and the strong association with continuing agricultural water risk ...