The mobile app for the Western Growers 2021 Annual Meeting in San Diego is now available for download. The app will serve as a one-stop-shop for all event activities, allowing guests to see who is attending, review the agenda, learn more about the speakers/panelists, share event images, connect with peers and more. To get started: ...
This week, more than 500 farmers and agricultural stakeholders gathered at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego for the Western Growers 2021 Annual Meeting. The four-day event was filled with educational featured sessions, exciting networking events, riveting keynote addresses and more. Below are a few of this year’s highlights: Albert P. Keck II, ...
Save the date for the first two AgTechX events in 2022: AgTechX Ed in Imperial Valley on January 26 and AgTechX Food Safety in Yuma, Ariz. on February 2. AgTechX Ed: The AgTechX Ed Summit at Imperial Valley College will be comprised of three panels and several keynote addresses covering topics including: industry issues and ...
Newspapers once reigned as king as the primary source of information for consumers, but with the introduction of social media in the late-‘90s, the communications landscape has rapidly transformed. According to a study by Backlinko, social networking platforms nearly tripled their total user base in the last decade—from 970 million in 2010 to 4.48 billion ...
By Stephanie Metzinger “The story here from a startup perspective is that it’s not about ag or robotics. It’s about getting our MVP (most valuable product) out to customers as early as possible so you can really define where that product needs to go,” said Bear Flag Robotics CEO and Co-Founder Igino Cafiero in a ...
The Organic Grower Summit, which will be held next week in Monterey, Calif., will include education and networking opportunities aimed at supporting the organic community and bolstering innovation on the farm. Western Growers, who is the presenting sponsor of this year’s Organic Growers Summit, is thrilled to be included in numerous sessions and activities including ...
Western Growers would like to wish you and your family a happy, enjoyable and safe Thanksgiving! As a reminder, our offices will be closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26 in recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday. Offices will reopen on Monday.
Western Growers Vice President of Innovation Walt Duflock will be discussing the advances of automation and robotics in the specialty crop industry during World FIRA, the ag robotics forum, on Dec. 7-9, 2021. The conference, which will be a hybrid live-online event, features robotics demonstrations and pitch sessions from startups around the world. There also ...