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WG AgTech Center Expands Global Reach to Portugal, Canada and UK

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on November 04, 2021 02:49 PM

The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) is supporting efforts to accelerate the development and adoption of agricultural technology in Portugal, Canada and the United Kingdom. This morning, WGCIT Director Dennis Donohue and Geovisual Analytics (a startup housed in the...

Hands-Free is the Only Way to Be

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on November 02, 2021 11:08 AM

Voice-to-data is coming to agriculture…and it’s an absolute game-changer. Imagine being able to verbally cite your activities/data and receive a highly-accurate transcription while keeping your phone in your pocket throughout the day and having both hands free to hold tools, work on equipment or...

Updates At the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology

by elyons

Posted on October 26, 2021 09:03 AM

To celebrate getting back to “normal” and having agtech startups work in-person at the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) more often, there have been a few fun upgrades at the space. First, the directory in the lobby of the Taylor Farms building has been updated to...

New VofV Podcast Episode – What Happens When Your Co-Worker is a Robot?

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on October 26, 2021 08:30 AM

From a robot obsession while attending Harvard Business School to traveling 2,700 miles and sleeping in his car just to meet with farmers, Charlie Andersen has achieved his dream: to build a robot company that solves agriculture’s labor woes. In the newest episode of Voices of the Valley, Burro CEO...

New VofV Podcast Episode – Almond Evolution: Self-Pollinating Varieties, Rootstock Gene Editing, Labor-Saving Tech

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on October 19, 2021 11:49 AM

What do pest-controlling GMO insects have in common with orchard biomass recycling? They are part of the almond industry’s effort to increase crop yield, improve water efficiency, control almond-killing pests and mitigate climate change. In the newest episode of Voices of the Valley, Almond Board...

Tackling Food Waste: Tech as the Watchdog of Quality Control

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on October 12, 2021 01:50 PM

Imagine a world where every piece of fruit and vegetable you eat tastes as ripe as the day that it was picked or harvested. Hazel Technologies is making that world a reality. Understanding that of all food produced globally goes to waste, Hazel Technologies CEO and Co-Founder Aidan Mouat has made...

New VofV Podcast Episode – Building Autonomous Farm Tractors…and Totally Winning

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on October 05, 2021 03:30 PM

Will C-3PO and R2-D2 be working on the farm anytime soon? According to robotic tractor startup Bear Flag Robotics, the possibility may happen sooner rather than later. In the newest episode of WGCIT’s Voices of the Valley podcast, Bear Flag Robotics’ CEO and Co-Founder Igino Cafiero walks us...

Latest WGCIT Resident Town Hall

by elyons

Posted on October 04, 2021 01:43 PM

On Monday, September 27, 2021, Dennis Donohue hosted a ‘Resident Town Hall’ meeting for agtech startup and entrepreneurs. Dennis is the Executive Director of the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) in Salinas, and provided an overview and update of the following with the...

New VofV Podcast Episode - Rise of the City Bee: Building Urban Bee Farms

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on September 28, 2021 12:06 PM

Detroit Hives has one goal: transforming vacant lots in Detroit into urban bee farms. In this episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast, Detroit Hives’ founders Timothy Paule and Nicole Lindsey speak about the steps it took to build one of the very first urban bee farms. During the interview,...

The Latest from the Twittersphere

by elyons

Posted on August 30, 2021 08:54 AM

Rob Leclerc @robleclerc Deere throws down the gauntlet. Love this billboard in NY with Deere & Bear Flag Robotics! @BFRobotics Rob Leclerc @robleclerc Deere saw $4b of additional market cap in the 12 days or so following the acquisition announcement. That’s 16x in about 12 days. Clearly the...

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