Six Startups Set to Compete in Western Growers AgTech Innovation Arena
by sthara Communications Manager, Western Growers
Posted on October 19, 2016 09:22 AM
IRVINE, Calif. (October 19, 2016) – Western Growers (WG) has chosen the final six start-up companies who will be competing for invaluable resources to support their growing businesses and advance the development of their innovative technologies that will be crucial to the sustainability of...
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by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on August 29, 2016 09:58 AM
Agtech startups can now apply to compete for invaluable ag industry resources IRVINE, Calif. (August 29, 2016) – Western Growers (WG) officially launched the second annual Innovation Arena Competition today, which will offer six agtech start-up companies an opportunity to compete for two winning...
Continue ReadingWestern Growers Awarded $30K from Wells Fargo to Accelerate AgTech Innovation
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on July 14, 2016 09:56 AM
IRVINE, Calif. (July 14, 2016) – Western Growers has received a $30,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support start-up companies that are developing technologies to solve agriculture’s most critical challenges. The grant was awarded during the opening reception of the 2016 Forbes AgTech...
Continue ReadingWestern Growers Launches Tech Talk Series to Bolster Innovation in AgTech
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on March 04, 2016 11:40 AM
IRVINE, Calif. (Feb. 2, 2016) – Western Growers will launch its first Tech Talk Series on Tuesday, February 9 at 4:00 p.m. at its Center for Innovation & Technology in Salinas, Calif. The new program will introduce the community to start-up companies working to develop innovative solutions to...
Continue ReadingWESTERN GROWERS OFFICIALLY OPENS CENTER FOR INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation
Posted on March 04, 2016 11:19 AM
SALINAS, Calif., (December 10, 2015) – Today Western Growers held the grand opening of its Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT), a technology incubator aimed at bringing innovative entrepreneurs together with farmers to facilitate creative solutions to the biggest challenges facing...
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