Western Growers Global Harvest Automation Initiative
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on April 14, 2021 10:26 AM
On February 11, Western Growers officially rolled out its Global Harvest Automation Initiative – a series of projects that aim to automating 50 percent of harvest throughout the specialty crop industry within 10 years.
The global initiative is comprised of several key projects uniquely designed to solve the ag industry’s labor woes while simultaneously helping harvest automation start-up companies commercialize and scale at a more rapid pace:
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Western Growers Global Harvest Automation Initiative Gaining Traction
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on April 01, 2021 10:35 AM
On February 11, Western Growers officially rolled out its Global Harvest Automation Initiative (GHAI) – a series of projects that aim to automate 50 percent of harvest throughout the specialty crop industry within 10 years.
Harvest labor remains one of the biggest challenges facing the world's specialty crop industry. Western Growers created the GHAI to help startups more quickly launch and scale robotic harvesters for fruit and vegetable growers. The GHAI officially launched during a live, socially distanced, event at the Tulare World Ag Summit and was also livestreamed.
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The Latest from the Twittersphere
by elyons
Posted on March 31, 2021 10:08 AM
Santa Cruz Tech Beat @SCTechBeat
Five years after launching, Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology’s startups are making an impact @wg_cit @WesternGrowers #santacruztech #agtech #salinas
https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/2021/03/25/five-years-after-launching-western-growers-center-for-innovation-technologys-startups-are-making-an-impact/
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