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New VofV Podcast Episode – Using Social Media to Educate the Masses about Agriculture

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on March 22, 2022 09:45 AM

In this special Nation Ag Day episode of Voices of the Valley, Haden Coleman speaks about the importance of using social media for consumer education. Haden was recently named the 2022 National Ag Day Essay Winner by the Agriculture Council of America for his piece on the power of technology in...

New VofV Podcast Episode – Navigating Climate Change: A Guide on How to Use Technology to Foster Climate-Resilient Agriculture

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on March 15, 2022 08:00 PM

Mariana Vasconcelos, an agtech prodigy who started her ag data company Agrosmart when she was 23 years old, provides a look into how the digital revolution is accelerating a cultural shift in agriculture globally in the newest episode of Voices of the Valley Podcast. As climate change leads to...

New VofV Podcast Episode – Are Farm Robots Making a Dent in the Agriculture Labor Gap?

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on March 09, 2022 12:55 PM

As the labor shortage in agriculture worsens and farmers struggle to get their crops harvested, are today’s harvest robots making a dent in the ag labor gap? Listen as Western Growers VP of Innovation Walt Duflock discusses the progress on automation around harvest (helping out in the field) and...

New VofV Podcast Episode – To Advance Food Safety, Get Out of the Box

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Posted on March 01, 2022 01:04 PM

Barbara Cassens has been a warrior in the fight to protect the health of the American people for the past forty years. In this episode, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration veteran shares several “out of the box” methods for advancing food safety, preventing outbreaks/contaminations and minimizing...

New VofV Podcast Episode – Dissecting the 21st Century Ag Renaissance

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Posted on February 22, 2022 02:53 PM

Listen to a special two-part episode of Voices of Valley, where A.G. Kawamura covers everything from lessons learned from agriculture’s past to forging uncommon collaborations to solve world hunger. Kawamura is owner of Orange County Produce and former Secretary of the California Department of Food...

New VofV Podcast Episode – How to Establish Trust When it Comes to Food Safety

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on February 08, 2022 12:40 PM

The latest episode of Voices of the Valley is all about how to establish trust – and move away from a regulatory “gotcha” mentality! Bonnie Fernandez-Fenaroli, Executive Director of the Center for Produce Safety, shares the steps needed to 1) build a safe space to speak about food safety...

New VofV Podcast Episode – Lemons and Oranges and Limes, Oh My!

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on February 02, 2022 08:42 AM

How do you bridge the gap between government, consumers and farmers? All is revealed in the newest episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast. Casey Creamer, a cotton expert who has now jumped to advocate on behalf of citrus growers as the President of California Citrus Mutual, shares the tactics...

New VofV Podcast Episode – A Roadmap for Improving Soil and Plant Health

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on January 25, 2022 08:02 AM

According to Biologicals Queen Pam Marrone, there are three top concerns when it comes to pest management: 1) crop protection tools are continuously being restricted across the globe; 2) there’s buyer pressure to stop using certain chemicals; and 3) some products aren’t as effective as they need in...

New VofV Podcast Episode – How to Make Tech Adoption Go from Revolution to Evolution

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on January 18, 2022 12:00 PM

In a country like Brazil where extraordinarily-resistant pests run rampant on crops, how are agtech venture capitalists saving the day? By providing young economies and companies an opportunity to thrive. In the newest episode of Voices of the Valley, Francisco Jardim—founding founding partner at...

New VofV Podcast Episode – When NASA and Farming Collide

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on January 11, 2022 11:51 AM

Explore the intersection of space tech and agtech in the newest episode of Voices of the Valley as Neill Callis—an aerospace engineer turned farmer—delves deep into the issues farmers are grappling with most (think, intense regulations and lack of water and labor) and what tech is on the horizon to...

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