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Spotlight on Amy Wu
(Source: Monterey County NOW) June 6, 2019 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Amy Wu was able to expand from newspaper reporting to documentary film thanks to grant funds: “Film became the vehicle to share the […]
Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, To Headline Fifth-Annual Forbes AgTech Summit In Salinas
(Contributed) May 6, 2019 — Salinas, CA Forbes today announced that Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, will headline the fifth-annual Forbes AgTech Summit from June 26-27, 2019. The event will convene the world’s biggest […]
Women Leaders in Spotlight at Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit
By Amy Wu (for Hartnell College) February 26, 2019 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Glenda Humiston, vice president of agriculture and natural resources for the University of California, will address opportunities in creating a 21st-century, […]
Three Trends Transforming AgTech
(Source: Western Growers blog) February 12, 2019 — Salinas, CA As we go into 2019, we see technology has taken the agriculture industry by storm. From farm to table, technology has been the solution for […]
What is the Grower Trial Network and why is it important?
(Source: WGCIT blog) January 31, 2019 — Salinas, CA Q&A with Dennis Donohue: Grower Trial Network The Grower Trial Network was created to benefit the agricultural industry as a whole, including farmers, agtech start-up companies, […]
Monterey Bay Drone, Automation and Robotics technology (DART) initiative unites industry, academia, government
By Josh Metz FORA Economic Development Manager Special for Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 29, 2019 — Marina, CA The Monterey Bay Drone, Automation and Robotics technology (DART) initiative unites industry, academia and government to […]
Four Tech Trends Salinas AgTech Startups are Getting Behind
(Contributed by City of Salinas) October 24, 2018 — Salinas, CA As the global population continues to increase, statistics show that growers will need to produce 70% more food by 2050 than what is currently […]
Watch: Global partnership could bring more AG tech to Salinas Valley
By Josh Kristianto KION 5/46 September 4, 2018 — Salinas, CA Western Growers teaming up with New Zealand firm Watch KION broadcast here. It is a major deal that could bring more agriculture technology to […]
More “Voices of the Valley” from WGCIT in Salinas
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat July 19, 2018 — Salinas, CA A few months ago (5/31/18), we published Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology launches ‘Voices of the Valleys’ to […]
Scenes from Forbes AgTech Summit 2018
By Jan Janes Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat July 2, 2018 — Salinas, CA (All photos by Jan Janes Media) Here are some scenes from the Forbes AgTech Summit held in Salinas last week. […]