Posts By: Hank Giclas

Applications Now Open for Innovators to Pitch Tech During CO Conference

Calling all tech innovators! The Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association invites companies with tech solutions for the most pressing issues in the produce sector to submit a proposal to pitch at the 2018 CFVGA annual conference, February 20 in Denver, Colorado.  Four businesses will be selected for the “Produce Innovation Tech Pitch” to deliver ...

Upcoming Tech Talk Demonstrates How to Easily Collect Harvest Data in Real-Time to Improve Farm Decision-Making

During the November 28 Tech Talk, Food-Origins CEO and Co-Founder Nathan Dorn will demonstrate new technology that provides information regarding the progress of the harvest, the density of the production in the field and the velocity of the harvest. Food-Origins offers solutions that will significantly improve the efficiency of the $20 billion hand-harvested fruit industry with ...

AgTech Companies Sought by CFVGA for Produce Innovation Pitch Event

Inspired by the success of Western Growers’ technology events held during the last several Annual Meetings, the Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (CFVGA) is holding a similar event during its 4th annual conference in Denver on February 20, 2018. CFVGA is currently requesting proposals from qualified startup companies that are innovating agtech solutions to ...

Distribution Uniformity Paves the Way for Advanced Water Management Technology and Profit

This month, I have been thinking a lot about irrigation, irrigation technology and irrigation efficiency. One of the reasons this is preoccupying me is the recent publication of a March 2017 report entitled “Management of Agricultural Energy and Water Use with Access to Improved Data.” The report conveyed the research, results, findings and recommendations of ...