Posts By: Hank Giclas

New Voice-to-Data Tech to Improve Workflow Management Discussed in Next Tech Talk

During the next Tech Talk on October 17, 2018, AgVoice Global will share how Western Growers members can significantly improve productivity and workflow management using new mobile voice-interaction technology. AgVoice, a resident of the WG Center for Innovation & Technology and past winner of the AgSharks™ Competition, is the world’s first voice and data management ...

Ranveer Chandra of Microsoft to Keynote AgTechx Summit Next Week

Western Growers is proud to announce that Ranveer Chandra, a principal researcher and partner at Microsoft Research, will be the keynote speaker during AgTechx – Delano on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Chandra is leading an Incubation on IoT Applications, building end-to-end scenarios and innovating on components from the sensors, gateways and to the cloud. Additionally, ...

New Tools for Automation, Irrigation are Top of Mind during AgTechx Delano

With California on course to increase minimum wage to $15 by 2022, labor-saving technologies were top of mind during Western Growers AgTechx – Delano Summit on Tuesday. “Those of us who use a lot of hand process and human-dictated procedures are going to be increasingly replaced by the guys who get an automated solution first,” ...

The Anatomy of the Outbreak Investigation

As a cog in the machine of the Leafy Greens Task Force (a coalition of produce companies, trade associations and others committed to understanding the recent outbreaks associated with romaine and developing steps to prevent further occurrence), I wanted to share my perspective on some of the difficult issues that have been focal points of ...