Tech Alley a Success at the Inaugural Organic Grower Summit
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on December 19, 2017 12:10 PM
The inaugural Organic Grower Summit (OGS) took place last week in Monterey. Organic farming is quickly becoming a multi-billion dollar industry; the Organic Produce Network (OPN) wanted to bring together organic growers to prospective service providers. As the technology sponsor of the OGS, Western Growers was at the helm of Tech Alley, in the center of the exhibition hall. Startups from the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology exhibited at twelve spaces in Tech Alley, which allowed OGS attendees to learn more about the wide varieties of technologies that work out of the WGCIT.
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The Latest from the Twittersphere!
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on December 11, 2017 11:14 AM
Brian Dawson Retweeted HarvestPort
Thrilled @PBS is spotlighting @harvestport Props to future TV star Ted Taylor of @YourTaylorFarms Meanwhile I think I’m more radio material
PBS Success Files HarvestPort shoot in progress! Thanks @YourTaylorFarms for hosting us.
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What our Innovators are Reading Right Now
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on December 08, 2017 02:21 PM
S2G Ventures Wants to Professionalize AgriFood Tech Investing with $180m Fund, New Hires
“It’s amazing that food and agriculture is probably the largest industry in the world but that the amount of capital, innovation, and entrepreneurship is relatively small compared to what we see in other industries; that was my first takeaway on entering this space,” says Aaron Rudberg, the recent high profile hire by S2G Ventures, the agrifood tech venture capital firm.
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