On June 8, Western Growers and California Farm Water Coalition hosted a farm tour where four bloggers visited ag operations throughout Monterey County to learn what it takes to feed a nation. These lifestyle, mommy and food bloggers had the opportunity to hear about the labor challenges facing agriculture, learn about innovation being developed to ...
Western Growers has launched ‘Voices of the Valley,’ a new podcast where Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology Lead Dennis Donohue interviews leaders in agricultural technology and innovation. Voices of the Valley is now available on iTunes – Apple Podcasts and Google Play Music. The Center works with farmers, entrepreneurs, educators and technologists to ...
IRVINE, Calif. (June 5, 2018) – Western Growers and Radicle Growth have selected the four finalists who will be competing in the inaugural Radicle Automation Challenge for a minimum of $250,000 in investment capital and exclusive access to farm acreage to pilot their technologies. On June 26, 2018, these four agtech start-up companies will pitch ...
Nearly 30 students from UC Davis, Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State L.A. visited agricultural operations throughout Monterey County this week to learn about career possibilities in agriculture. This tour was part of Western Growers Careers in Ag Program which aims to encourage college students to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers within ...