The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology

Cultivating innovation + change agents in the agriculture industry

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INTRODUCTION


Western Growers is committed to advancing agricultural technology in the fresh produce industry with a team that is just as fluent in the ways of the Central Valley as Silicon Valley. The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology links agtech innovators with growers and shippers, providing our technology partners with the valuable real-world experience that other incubators lack.

36

seats

100+

startups

25+

Yearly Events

35

sponsors

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Automation

Engineering automated technologies for
the economic growth and environmental sustainability of agriculture.

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Biologicals

Accelerating promising biopesticide companies, assessing new products, 
and enhance grower confidence.

Learn More about Next Gen AG Workers

Next Gen AG Workers

With a grant awarded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in 2022, Western Growers has launched the Next Gen Ag Workers program, which unites California community colleges, growers and government to guide the next generation of agricultural workers in STEM-focused agricultural careers that are focused on the priority skills gaps set by Western Growers members.

Upcoming Events
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Automation

FIRA USA 2025

[Oct. 22-24 / Sacramento, CA]

Bringing together the agtech automation community for a showcase of the latest robotic farming solutions, exhibitions, presentations, discussions and networking opportunities.

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STARTUPS
Itradenetwork
Automation

iTrade Network

Jason Varnii

Only iTradeNetwork is built for the food supply chain, enabling the visibility, control and insights built on the largest end-to-end food-centric supply network in the industry.
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Coorigin
Automation

Corigin

Michael Woelk

Corigin helps improve yields and margins with organic solutions produced from farm wastes. Here’s how. Plants use solar energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into plant structures. Photosynthesis is primary metabolism. When crops experience stress (and all crops undergo stress) the plants shift to secondary metabolism and produce light molecular weight phenols and other organics. Phenols are produced by plants to defend against stresses from nutrient imbalances, pathogens, insects, temperature extremes & drought.
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farming
Automation

Verdant Robotics

Curtis Garner

Verdant Robotics was founded to provide the best autonomous farming services in the world.
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Automation

Farm Wise

Sebastian Boyer

Allied Vision has been developing industrial machine vision cameras for customers by focusing on what counts
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Lahakx
Drone
Automation

Lahakx

Eylon Sorek

Skyx.Solutions is an agricultural-robotics technology company enabling a modular fleet of autonomous drones for spraying.
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Automation

Nexus Robotics

Luc Labbé

Nexus Robotics has designed and built a robot that accurately extracts the root of weeds near the crop.
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