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Ag Tech Podcast — brought to you by Digital NEST and HeavyConnect
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 19, 2017 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: The Ag Tech Podcast crew meets with Dennis Donohue, former Mayor of the City of Salinas, as […]
Driscoll’s berries becomes THRIVE corporate partner to activate startup technologies across GLOBAL value chain
(Contributed) December 22, 2016 — Palo Alto, CA SVG Partners announced today that the global berry brand Driscoll’s, has joined the THRIVE ecosystem as a corporate partner. After a year of working with startup companies […]
SCTB Highlights of 2016
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 15, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Here’s our annual look back at the tech ecosystem in the Monterey Bay region for 2016 [What the […]
PBS NewsHour Features Salinas AgTech Strategy
Source: Contributed December 3, 2016 — Salinas, CA The November 30, 2016, edition of the national PBS News Hour program featured an in-depth report on the promise of Salinas’ agtech-based economic development strategy, particularly in […]
Salinas City Council to Consider Agtech Partnership with Hartnell College
(Contributed) November 16, 2016 — Salinas, CA The Salinas City Council will consider partnering with other cities and Hartnell College to train local workers in agtech skills for jobs of the future. At the Tuesday […]
City of Salinas: Results from the 2016 Forbes AgTech Summit
By Spencer Critchley City of Salinas September 14, 2016 — Salinas, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published a variety of article about the Forbes AgTech Summit held last July in Salinas, including Forbes […]
July 19 AgTech Meetup Features Three Startups from Salinas-Based Incubator
By Spencer Critchley for City of Salinas July 1, 2016 — Salinas, CA The Salinas AgTech meetup on Tuesday, July 19 will feature three of the startup companies that are housed at the Western Growers […]
Forbes hosts second AgTech summit in Salinas, July 13-14
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 28, 2016 — Salinas, CA Forbes Media announced earlier this month that it will host its second AgTech Summit July 13-14, 2016, in Salinas […]
Salinas: The World’s Agriculture Technology Capital
(Source: City of Salinas Economic Development) May 27, 2016 — Salinas, CA California’s Salinas Valley is poised to become the world’s next agriculture technology hub. Located just 60 miles south of Silicon Valley, the region […]
12 finalists announced for THRIVE Accelerator
(Contributed) March 24, 2016 — Salinas, CA Select startups join the THRIVE Accelerator to hone their businesses, compete for investment, and win a prominent role at the Forbes AgTech Summit in July 2016. Twelve of […]