Join us on May 22, 2018, for a Tech Talk that will showcase a new type of environmentally-friendly organic fertilizer that dramatically improves plant vitality. Grower’s Secret, an agtech company working out of Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology, will share how their plant growth energizer products result in bigger and healthier plants; improve ...
As part of Western Growers’ efforts to bring innovative technologies directly to growers, the WG Center for Innovation & Technology is hosting “AgTechx – Harris Ranch” on July 10, 2018. AgTechx – Harris Ranch will feature educational forums and robust networking opportunities while showcasing cutting-edge innovations for the agricultural community. It will also include an ...
During our next Tech Talk, iTradeNetwork will delve into new technology that brings simplicity and agility to the perishables supply chain. iTradeNetwork, a company working out of the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology, offers web-based software that automates the supply chain for the retail and foodservice industries. Their network—which is comprised of 5,000+…
Join us for our August Tech Talk where FieldIn will share how their suite of products allow farmers to benchmark and optimize performance and eliminate spray mistakes, improving the quality and safety of chemical applications. FieldIn, one of the newest startups in the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology, offers specialty crop growers a ...
Sustain Orange County will host their third annual event, Water Solutions 3 (WS3), on Thursday, August 30. The event will focus on exploring strategies and innovations that will help meet the increasing challenges with water in the Orange County region. For many decades, water has been one of the greatest challenges in Orange County. Conservation ...
Western Growers next AgTechx will focus on technology being developed to solve issues faced in the Central Valley region. The event will be held on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, in Delano, California. AgTechx – Delano will feature educational forums and robust networking opportunities while showcasing cutting-edge innovations for the agricultural community. It will also include ...
Western Growers has again partnered with S2G Ventures (Seed 2 Growth) to host AgSharks, a challenge where start-up companies can compete for a minimum of $250,000 in investment capital to support the development and growth of their businesses. Applications are now open, and all entrepreneurs and startups looking to innovate solutions for the agricultural sector ...
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 ...
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, ...
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,” ...
AgVoice is the world’s first voice-to-text start-up company that allows ag professionals the freedom to work hands-free while on-the-go. The startup will be hosting a Tech Talk on October 17, 2018, to share how farmers can use the voice-to-text technology to improve productivity and workflow management, increase documentation accuracy and gain valuable insights to optimize ...
Five start-up companies will be pitching their cutting-edge agricultural technologies to a panel of farmers, venture capitalists and a live audience for a chance to win a minimum of $250,000 in investment capital during Western Growers AgSharks™ Competition on Tuesday, October 30. Each startup, who is inventing technology to solve agriculture’s most dire issues, will ...
Today, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration released an environmental assessment that provides an overview of factors that potentially contributed to the contamination of romaine lettuce with E. coli that was implicated in a 2018 multi-state foodborne illness outbreak. The assessment can be found here and includes the background on the outbreak; the environmental team ...
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is now recommending new interim restrictions on the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. According to DPR’s announcement today, the new measures will provide increased protections from potential exposure to the pesticide, while DPR completes a formal regulatory process to list chlorpyrifos as a “toxic air contaminant” and develops…
Join us for our first AgTechx event of 2019, as we focus on technology being developed to solve issues faced in the northern California region. AgTechx will take place at the Bayer Crop Science global biologics research facility in West Sacramento and will feature a fireside chat with Dr. Adrian Percy, former Head of Research ...
Monday marked the start of an ongoing trial concerning the controversial weed killer Roundup — a trade name for glyphosate. A jury in a federal court in San Francisco will soon decide whether or not Roundup is responsible for a California man’s cancer. Glyphosate, a common herbicide, is a valuable part of the integrated pest management ...
Western Growers, in partnership with Forbes, invites you to attend the 2019 Forbes AgTech Summit, which will be held in Salinas, California, on June 26-27. WG encourages all members to use the following registration link to receive a special discount and be recognized as a WG member: http://bit.ly/AgTechWG (ticket type: Forbes AgTech Summit – Salinas Partner Rate). ...
Yesterday, a California jury ruled in favor of a plaintiff who claimed that his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma was caused by long-term exposure to glyphosate. The jury awarded the plaintiff $5 million in compensatory damages and $75 million in punitive damages. The trial was held in federal district court in San Francisco. Glyphosate is the active ingredient ...
On April 17, the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology will be hosting a Hemp Information and Overview Meetup to discuss the latest trends in industrial hemp and opportunities for specialty crop growers and agtech companies. Industrial hemp, not to be confused with marijuana, is a naturally-occurring and increasingly-popular product that is now being ...
As part of the recently signed MOU, Western Growers and FME came together to host a Hackaton at the Hannover Fair, the largest Industry Fair in the World. The hackathon focused on the challenges facing the agriculture industry in California and used a case study of a large farming operation in central California as the basis ...