What our Innovators are Reading Right Now
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on August 16, 2017 08:05 AM
Soil: It is much more than Dirt
Dirt-to-Dinner Contributors
We cannot underestimate the importance of soil. It is the foundation for our food and well-being. It must be managed and cared for in order to sustain the population of today, as well as the population of our future.
Hello Salinas! AgTech succeeds as a summit, but can it transform Salinas?
The Californian, Amy Wu
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Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on August 16, 2017 07:31 AM
Save the Date: August 30, 2017
This bi-annual board meeting will include all of the sponsors of the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology. There will also be time scheduled for some of the residents to showcase their technologies and advancements to the board directly. The board of directors meeting will conclude with a "mixer" with the residents inside the CIT, and all residents are encouraged to attend. More details to follow!
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August WG Insider: Monterey Mushrooms
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on August 14, 2017 04:15 PM
Bruce Knobeloch, Director of Marketing and Product Development, at Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. presented at August’s WG Insider. Bruce talked about the changes he has observed in the industry, after he started as a produce buyer in the Midwest for Schnucks, all stemming from new technologies and innovation. Monterey Mushrooms is a particularly high-tech company, known for early adoption and their research and development department. Monterey Mushrooms grows in six states in the US and additional locations in Mexico; they are considered a “local national supplier of mushrooms” that employs over 4K employees nationwide.
Innovations that Monterey Mushrooms is currently deploying:
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