The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology

Cultivating innovation + change agents in the agriculture industry

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INTRODUCTION


Western Growers is committed to advancing agricultural technology in the fresh produce industry with a team that is just as fluent in the ways of the Central Valley as Silicon Valley. The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology links agtech innovators with growers and shippers, providing our technology partners with the valuable real-world experience that other incubators lack.

36

seats

100+

startups

25+

Yearly Events

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sponsors

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Automation

Engineering automated technologies for
the economic growth and environmental sustainability of agriculture.

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Biologicals

Accelerating promising biopesticide companies, assessing new products, 
and enhance grower confidence.

Learn More about Next Gen AG Workers

Next Gen AG Workers

With a grant awarded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in 2022, Western Growers has launched the Next Gen Ag Workers program, which unites California community colleges, growers and government to guide the next generation of agricultural workers in STEM-focused agricultural careers that are focused on the priority skills gaps set by Western Growers members.

Upcoming Events
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Automation

FIRA USA 2025

[Oct. 22-24 / Sacramento, CA]

Bringing together the agtech automation community for a showcase of the latest robotic farming solutions, exhibitions, presentations, discussions and networking opportunities.

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STARTUPS
Itradenetwork
Automation

iTrade Network

Jason Varnii

Only iTradeNetwork is built for the food supply chain, enabling the visibility, control and insights built on the largest end-to-end food-centric supply network in the industry.
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Automation

Agrology

Adam Koeppel

Agrology offers climate and carbon monitoring systems based on ground-truth data and machine learning
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Lahakx
Drone
Automation

Lahakx

Eylon Sorek

Skyx.Solutions is an agricultural-robotics technology company enabling a modular fleet of autonomous drones for spraying.
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Burro
Automation

Burro

Charlie Anderson

Allied Vision has been developing industrial machine vision cameras for customers by focusing on what counts
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Automation

Nexus Robotics

Luc Labbé

Nexus Robotics has designed and built a robot that accurately extracts the root of weeds near the crop.
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Biologicals

Impello Biosciences

Steve Hartmeier

Improve crop performance with Next-Generation Plant Biostimulants.
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