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THRIVE AgTech Call for Entrepreneurs, Partners

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on August 31, 2016 04:40 PM

THRIVE works with Fortune 500 companies and startups to solve essential challenges facing agriculture today. THRIVE's Open Innovation and Seed Accelerator programs unite leading corporations with the most innovative startups to explore all aspects of farming and food systems to ideate, build, and...

The Latest in AgTech…from the Twittersphere!

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on August 31, 2016 11:06 AM

Make sure you follow the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology @wg_cit Santa Cruz Tech Beat ‏@SCTechBeat [Santa Cruz Tech Beat Retweeted Western Growers CIT @Food_Origins presenting #AgTech this afternoon from the @wg_cit @CityofSalinas] Stay tuned. Just about to publish a Q&A...

New Faces in the WGCIT - August 2016

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on August 30, 2016 10:55 AM

Now up to 22 resident startups in the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology, two new companies joined us in August: BioLumic Ltd. and Agralogics. BioLumic develops ultraviolet light systems which increase crop yield and quality for large-scale agricultural companies. BioLumic’s...

Top Five AgTech Tweets

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on July 29, 2016 02:46 PM

Hank Giclas ‏@hgiclas : @wg_cit @WesternGrowers partnering with @WellsFargo to support startups in our Salinas incubator #agtech #innovation THRIVE AgTech ‏@THRIVEAgTech : @Inteligistics meets consumer demand for triple bottom line with its #IoT food supply chain solution #ForbesAgTech ...

New Faces in the WGCIT

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on July 29, 2016 12:26 PM

July was an exciting month, and the Forbes AgTech Summit brought the WGCIT a lot of positive exposure in the AgTech arena. We had four startups join the WGCIT in July: WaterBit, PalleTech, SWIIM, and Food Origins. · WaterBit provides growers with low-cost moisture sensing systems to improve...

Featured Startup of the Month: iFood Decision Sciences

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on July 29, 2016 11:43 AM

On July 26, 2016, the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology hosted its monthly Tech Talk Webinar and introduced iFood Decision Sciences to Western Growers members. iFood Decisions Sciences, Inc. [iFood] uses SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications, and data analytics, to improve...

Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology – In the News!

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on July 29, 2016 11:31 AM

The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology [WGCIT] was featured in a wide variety of press throughout the month of July, as anticipation of the Forbes AgTech Summit grew. Coverage and recaps of the Forbes AgTech Summit highlight the WGCIT and Western Growers’ mission to create value...

Bringing you the latest in AgTech…from the Twittersphere!

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on June 30, 2016 11:41 AM

@Inteligistics: We are striving to eliminate #FoodWaste with our "Harvest to Home" temperature visibility solutions... #PrecisionAgriculture @HowGoodRatings: Making supermarket waste organic fertilizer reduces water use on farms by 25% chemicals by 50%: https://vimeo.com/114061658 @calsafesoil_H2H...

Shaping the Next Generation of AgTech Leaders

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on June 29, 2016 04:04 PM

Recently, The Packer ran an article on the impending “brain drain” in the produce industry, as more and more long-term produce industry leaders retire. The same article included an interesting statistic on the rising age of farmers across the nation as well: the average age of U.S. Farmers is now...

New Faces in the WGCIT

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on June 29, 2016 03:42 PM

Wexus Technologies from San Francisco, has joined the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology as its sixteenth resident. Chris Terrell founded Wexus with the idea that his business and technology would directly address environmental impact. “With Wexus, growers have better tools and...

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