AgTech Happenings
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on July 29, 2016 12:52 PM
Past Events:
CSUMB Salinas City Center – 1 Main Street Salinas, CA 93901. AgTech Meetup July 19, 2016: Presenters included three WGCIT startup companies housed at the Innovation Center: Trace Genomics, specright and Inteligistics – recap of Forbes AgTech and THRIVE
Upcoming Events:
August 17: 2PM Salinas – Spaces still available for the Spanish Training “Harassment, Discrimination & Abusive Conduct Prevention” at Western Growers Salinas Office – Register Here
Continue ReadingNew Faces in the WGCIT
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on July 29, 2016 12:26 PM
July was an exciting month, and the Forbes AgTech Summit brought the WGCIT a lot of positive exposure in the AgTech arena. We had four startups join the WGCIT in July: WaterBit, PalleTech, SWIIM, and Food Origins.
· WaterBit provides growers with low-cost moisture sensing systems to improve crop quality, increase yields, and optimize resources.
· PalleTech helps growers, shippers, farmers, and producers demand the most from their supply chains by manufacturing smart pallets. PalleTech pallets have all the technology built right into the pallet, and assist the distributor be FDA-compliant, ensure the quality of perishable good, and, ultimately, maximize their monetary return.
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Featured Startup of the Month: iFood Decision Sciences
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on July 29, 2016 11:43 AM
On July 26, 2016, the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology hosted its monthly Tech Talk Webinar and introduced iFood Decision Sciences to Western Growers members. iFood Decisions Sciences, Inc. [iFood] uses SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications, and data analytics, to improve the produce industry’s operational performance. iFood protects its clients’ confidential information through a ‘trusted supplier data stewardship program.’ The iFood applications provides custom ways for each customer to streamline and manage their individual business.
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