Posts By: Stephanie Metzinger

The Internet of Things Meets Beekeeping World During Bee Agtech Summit

This week, over 200 attendees from across the globe tuned in to the “Seeds of Our Future: The Flight of the Honeybees” virtual agtech conference. The two-day event, which was co-hosted Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology Director Dennis Donohue and Silicon Valley Forum Executive Director Denyse Cardozo, provided an overview of the declining ...

New Speakers Added for AgTechX Ed Summit on August 25

Western Growers has added new speakers to the AgTechX Ed Summit on August 25, 2021 at Reedley College. This event will bring together universities and colleges, farming and agricultural partners, and technology companies across California for a series of educational sessions on how to transition the agriculture workforce to master rapidly developing agricultural technology. Speakers ...

Collaboration is Key to Developing Agtech Workforce

More than 150 tech experts, educators, government leaders and agricultural stakeholders gathered during the AgtechX Ed Summit at Reedley College last Wednesday to discuss how to transition the ag workforce to master rapidly developing on-farm technology. The half-day event resulted in new and innovative ideas for upskilling the agricultural workforce to meet critical labor needs, ...