Ganaz, GroGuru Wins $500,000 in Seed Funding to Develop Automation to Help Relieve Ag Labor Woes
(Contributed) June 27, 2018 — Salinas, CA Answering the call to help solve agriculture’s severe labor shortage, Western Growers and Radicle Growth..
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SVG Partners unveils plans for the THRIVE Business Park in Salinas and expanded THRIVE-X University Challenge and Accelerator Program
(Contributed) June 27, 2018 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter, SVG Partners CEO John Hartnett and Ralph Borelli of Borelli Investment..
SVG Partners Announce Demo Day for THRIVE IV Accelerator Cohort
(Contributed) June 21, 2018 — Salinas, CA Biotechnology and farm management lead innovations from 2018 THRIVE Accelerator Cohort Taylor Farms CEO Bruce..
Listen: Jacob Martinez dishes on building the Digital NEST
(Source: Bay to Bay Podcasts) June 19, 2018 — Watsonville, CA The idea for the Digital NEST (Nurturing Entrepreneurial Skills with Technology) was born...
Taylor Farms Becomes Industry’s First Fresh Food Company Awarded TRUE Platinum Certification For Zero Waste
(Contributed) June 19, 2018 — Salinas and Gonzales, CA Industry leading producer recognized for outstanding leadership in sustainability and..
Speaker lineup announced for 4th annual Forbes AgTech Summit
(Contributed) June 12, 2018 — Salinas, CA Speakers include The Honorable Stephen Censky, US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; Steve Forbes, Chairman &..
Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 12, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA If you’re reading this post, the Internet did not..
Four Tech Startups Chosen to Compete for $250K in Inaugural Ag Automation Competition
(Contributed) June 7, 2018 — Salinas and Irvine, CA Western Growers and Radicle Growth have selected the four finalists who will be competing in the..
Hartnell College MakerSpace: Creativity at Work
By Esmeralda Montenegro Owen Hartnell College Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 7, 2018 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Guests check out robots at the..
Priority lanes the top priority for big ISPs, when net neutrality ends
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates June 5, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA When the FCC’s repeal of network neutrality rules takes effect, as is likely, on..