GUEST BLOG: Converting Mine Waste to Create Super Plants
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on April 01, 2016 04:58 PM
By Dennis Amoroso
Plant Nutrition Technologies, Inc. CEO and Chairman
The States of Nevada and California were both able to achieve economic independence and great wealth because of the mining done in the days of the Silver and Gold Rush eras. The work of thousands of miners left behind great piles of mine and mill waste, which to date have been considered a blight on the land and an ecological disaster. Acid rain is mixing with the elements in the waste and leaching them into the watershed. The accumulation of these metals is damaging our land and rivers. By removing these piles of mine and mill waste from the environment, we eliminate the problem at its source.
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WG Members, Leaders Among Experts at Salinas Valley AgTech Summit
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on March 31, 2016 02:54 PM
Western Growers had a strong presence at yesterday’s Third Annual Salinas Valley Agricultural Technology Summit, as WG members and staff led multiple panels and sessions throughout the day. The Summit educated more than 500 ag and farm professionals about topics including crop protection, automation, harvest, innovation, worker safety and regulations through a series of presentations, panels, sessions, displays and demonstrations. The event, hosted by the Agricultural Business and Technology Institute at Hartnell College, was held in collaboration with the Monterey Bay Chapter of the CA Association of Pest Control Advisors.
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Mitsui Chemicals Inc. Visits WGCIT
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on March 30, 2016 02:52 PM
On Tuesday, March 29, 2016, the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology had a special visit from UC Davis, Mitsui Chemicals Inc. and the Monterey County Farm Bureau.
Representatives from California Institute of Food and Agricultural Research, UC Davis—including Executive Director Sharon Shoemaker and Advisor Minos Athanassiadis— and UC Davis Foundation Trustee Emeritus Cheryl Harrison brought a guest delegation from Mitsui Chemicals Inc. to tour and have lunch at the WGCIT. Mitsui Chemicals is a leading manufacturer and supplier of value added specialty chemicals, plastics and materials for the automotive, healthcare, packaging, agricultural, building, and semiconductor and electronics markets.
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