Salinas Valley Energy Forum Attracts Record Audience
by elyons
Posted on January 30, 2020 11:06 AM
Energy along the 101 corridor in the Salinas Valley is a pain point for anyone involved with produce. With questionable power quality and potentially ten years of PG&E power shut-offs ahead of us, unreliable energy poses a major disruption to businesses. Fortunately, the energy industry as a whole is going through a transformation, with significant benefits to the ag industry. WGCIT resident Concentric Power assembled an expert panel of energy developers, government agencies and solution providers to offer insight on energy solutions geared toward sparing businesses from the next outage and saving them money while meeting corporate sustainability goals. Panel members included:
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The Latest from the Twittersphere
by elyons
Posted on January 13, 2020 11:13 AM
The association taps a sector powerhouse to light the way in an all-new, can't-miss industry event... @WesternGrowers https://www.andnowuknow.com/behind-greens/western-growers-tech-center-and-concentric-power-co-host-forum-discuss-Dennis-Donohue-Brian-Curtis/kayla-webb/66391
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Harris Ranch II
by elyons
Posted on January 10, 2020 03:47 PM
The second annual WGCIT Harris Ranch event was held as the New Year got started, January 6-7, 2020. This is an annual gathering that includes WG Future Leaders, local WG Board Members, the WGCIT’s Tech Advisory group, participants in the Field Harvest Automation Acceleration Initiative, and Center Sponsors. Roland Fumasi from Rabobank AgriFinance developed the keynote address on the state of, and future of, California agriculture. John Harris, a former WG board member and owner of Harris Ranch, spoke to attendees during the dinner session of the gathering. The event concluded on the second day with participants breaking into teams to develop problem statements in four key areas:
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