What our Innovators are Reading Right Now

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on July 19, 2017 01:11 PM

AgTech Provides Food for Thought The Californian, Tom Leyde Last month Forbes Magazine announced its list of the top 25 agtech startups at its annual Agtech Summit in Salinas. The startups’ specialties range from crop tracking and shelf life extension to satellite imaging and soil pathogen...

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GUEST BLOG: The Cost of Doing Nothing is Greater Than the Challenge of Trying Something

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on August 25, 2016 04:50 PM

Nathan Dorn CEO Food Origins What an amazing week that was! Congratulations to the Forbes team, Taylor Farms, Western Growers, Thrive Accelerator and most importantly, the City of Salinas.  The 2016 Salinas Forbes AgTech Summit built on the first one with nearly double the attendees.  The audience...

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Top Five AgTech Tweets

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on July 29, 2016 02:46 PM

    Hank Giclas ‏@hgiclas  : @wg_cit @WesternGrowers partnering with @WellsFargo to support startups in our Salinas incubator #agtech #innovation   THRIVE AgTech ‏@THRIVEAgTech  : @Inteligistics meets consumer demand for triple bottom line with its #IoT food supply chain solution #ForbesAgTech  ...

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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...

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Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology – In the News!

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on July 29, 2016 11:31 AM

The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology [WGCIT] was featured in a wide variety of press throughout the month of July, as anticipation of the Forbes AgTech Summit grew. Coverage and recaps of the Forbes AgTech Summit highlight the WGCIT and Western Growers’ mission to create value...

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Important WGCIT Dates for July:

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on June 29, 2016 04:18 PM

July 13 & July 14: Forbes AgTech Summit July 19: WGCIT AgTech Meet-Up 6PM: CSUMB Salinas City Center – 1 Main Street Salinas, CA 93901. Presenters will include three WGCIT startup companies housed at the Innovation Center: Trace Genomics, specright and Inteligistics. RSVP online www.meetup.com/...

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