Updates from Western Growers CIT Startups
by elyons
Posted on November 08, 2018 11:31 AM
WaterBit: How Informed Irrigation Drives Better Farming Practices REGISTER NOW
You are invited to hear from a panel of growers and experts across the Western agriculture spectrum as they discuss irrigation issues and how they have addressed them to improve farming practices. The panelists will focus on how they’ve used technology and analytics to better inform irrigation decisions - validating what they know as well as illuminating issues they weren’t aware of.
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Four New Startups Selected for Esteemed Wells Fargo Scholarship
by elyons
Posted on November 07, 2018 03:07 PM
In a joint effort to accelerate the development of agricultural technologies, Wells Fargo awarded Western Growers a $30,000 grant for the third year in a row. The grant was presented at a reception at the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology during the 2018 Forbes AgTech Summit in June. The Wells Fargo scholarship will fund agtech startups’ residency at the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology in Salinas, for one full year.
The Western Growers Board of Directors selected the following four startups to receive the first round of scholarship grants:
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Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources [from the National Academics of Science, Engineering, and Medicine] visits Salinas
by elyons
Posted on October 16, 2018 02:59 PM
On Monday, October 15, Dennis Donohue spoke to the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, from the National Academics of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. The Western Growers CIT helped the group with logistics, and participated in their Monday session in Salinas. Donohue explained the role of the WGCIT in the specialty crop ecosystem, and Western Growers’ commitment to innovation. Other featured speakers included Josh Ruiz, from Church Brothers, and Abby Taylor-Silva, of the Grower-Shipper Association. Donohue, Ruiz, and Taylor-Silva all touched on water and labor woes.
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