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Western Growers Selects 13 Innovation Companies for First Harvest Automation Cohort

By Stephanie MetzingerWestern Growers May 19, 2021 — Irvine and Salinas, CA [Editor’s note: Many of these selected companies are associated with Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WCGIT) in Salinas.] Teams with potential […]

Western Growers Launches Global Harvest Automation Initiative

(Contributed) April 16, 2021 — Salinas and Irvine, CA Groundbreaking initiative aims to accelerate ag automation by 50 percent in 10 years Western Growers (WG) is spearheading a Global Harvest Automation Initiative (GHAI) to accelerate […]

Five years after launching, Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology’s startups are making an impact

(Source: WGA website) March 25, 2021 — Salinas, CA Five years ago, Western Growers launched its Center for Innovation and Technology (WGCIT), housed in the Taylor Farms building in downtown Salinas. WGCIT brings together the […]

Western Growers Partners with Agri-TechE Ecosystem to Accelerate Field Harvest Automation

(Contributed) November 3, 2020 — Salinas, CA The partnership will focus on connecting farmers, scientists, academics, technologists and entrepreneurs in both the US and the UK Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT), a […]

Western Growers Hires Walt Duflock as Vice President, Innovation

(Contributed) October 20, 2020 — Irvine, CA and Salinas, CA Increasing its industry-leading efforts to quicken the pace of technology solutions for the fresh produce industry, Western Growers has added Walt Duflock as Vice President, […]

Western Growers AgTech Center Announces First International Partner

(Contributed) July 30, 2020 — Salinas, CA Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology expands global reach with partnership from Canadian Government The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT), a California-based incubator dedicated […]

Five in Five: Dennis Donohue of Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology

By Sarah Vickers-WebbProduction & Editorial AssistantSanta Cruz Tech Beat May 1, 2020 — Salinas, CA WGCIT finds space for innovation in the midst of the pandemic For our Five and Five interview with Western Growers […]

Western Growers Leadership in AgTech Lauded During Forbes Summit

(Source: Western Growers Blog) July 3, 2019 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Western Growers’ Executive Vice President Dave Puglia speaks at the Forbes AgTech Summit held recently in Salinas. Source: Western Growers website) Western Growers’ […]

Western Growers Offers List of Agtech Startups

By David Castellon The Business Journal May 28, 2019 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Conner Cunningham, a field specialist for WaterBit, shows one of the small, solar-powered computers his company has installed in an almond […]

Western Growers’ new directory to serve as marketplace for agtech startups

(Source: FreshFruitPortal.com) April 23, 2019 — Salinas, CA The Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology in Salinas houses 50 startups that are inventing solutions to allow farmers to continue feeding the nation and world. […]

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