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A Salinas AgTech Progress Report

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on September 21, 2016 05:00 PM

The key to building an ecosystem is collaboration. On Tuesday, September 20, 2016, agtech pioneers in Monterey County came together to discuss how they are individually—and together—helping address the needs of the community and the agriculture industry as a whole. During the Salinas Ag Tech Meetup...

Upcoming AgTech Events

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on August 02, 2016 09:49 AM

August 30, 2016: WGCIT Tech Talk Webinar with Concentric Power: Thinking Outside the Grid. Concentric Power is a next generation provider of energy products and services, headquartered in Campbell, CA with field offices in Salinas, CA. Its primary focus is manufacturing and deployment of high...

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 ...

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...

New 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...

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...

Bringing you the latest in AgTech…from the Twittersphere!

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on June 30, 2016 11:41 AM

@Inteligistics: We are striving to eliminate #FoodWaste with our "Harvest to Home" temperature visibility solutions... #PrecisionAgriculture @HowGoodRatings: Making supermarket waste organic fertilizer reduces water use on farms by 25% chemicals by 50%: https://vimeo.com/114061658 @calsafesoil_H2H...

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/...

Shaping the Next Generation of AgTech Leaders

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on June 29, 2016 04:04 PM

Recently, The Packer ran an article on the impending “brain drain” in the produce industry, as more and more long-term produce industry leaders retire. The same article included an interesting statistic on the rising age of farmers across the nation as well: the average age of U.S. Farmers is now...

New Faces in the WGCIT

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on June 29, 2016 03:42 PM

Wexus Technologies from San Francisco, has joined the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology as its sixteenth resident. Chris Terrell founded Wexus with the idea that his business and technology would directly address environmental impact. “With Wexus, growers have better tools and...

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