…ends of that spectrum and not in the middle where farmers can benefit from it the most. Listen to the story. Investment Not Happening Where Needed for AgTech About the…
Did California Miss Opportunity to Support Immigration Reform?
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture said ‘rumors’ in California hurt the last significant immigration reform opportunity. Following his talk at the Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue fielded…
Secretary Perdue Praises Farming Innovations at Forbes AgTech Summit
Perdue feidled questions from reporters after his on-stage talk. At the fifth-annual Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue noted his admiration for the level of…
USDA Research is Driving Technological Innovation
…of the Technology Transfer Report at the Forbes AgTech Summit held in Salinas, CA during a fireside chat with Mike Federle, the CEO of Forbes. USDA’s Technology Transfer Report (PDF,…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 06-28-19
…stops in farming communities across the state, hear what he had to say about technology while attending the Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas. Tune in to the show for these…
Perdue Headlining Forbes AgTech Summit, Continuing Innovation Focus
…Partner. Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau is the Official Travel Partner. For more information, please visit: 2019 Forbes AgTech Summit – Salinas. The Forbes AgTech franchise will also return to…
Ganaz, GroGuru Win Radicle Automation Challenge
…all the winning elements needed to succeed in the agtech arena and help farmers tackle ongoing labor issues—a strong management team, an innovative technology and a keen focus on the…
Bayer Announces Crop Science Incubator Space
Collaborations with Greater Sacramento Economic Council and UC Davis to Create Northern California’s AgTech Ecosystem Bayer officially announced today the newest addition to its network of startup incubators, the Crop…
Early Stage Ag Tech Investments Up 29 Percent
…from $8.6 billion in 2015. AgFunder announced the figures through its AgTech Investing Reports. The reports say large funding agreements pushed the total investment volume up, but a number of…
UC ANR and AgStart Receive Funding to Cultivate the VINE
…Valley region,” said John Selep, president of AgTech Innovation Alliance, AgStart’s sponsor. “The VINE will expand this AgStart model of connecting entrepreneurs to the resources they need to be successful,…
Investing in the Future of Ag Technology
…Forbes AgTech Summit. Zelaya (Left) speaking at the Forbes Ag Tech Summit. Patrick Zelaya is the owner and CEO of Heavy Connect, a mobile platform that assists growers with various…
UC a Key Link for AgTech
Hundreds of people gathered on the Central Coast again for the 2017 Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas. The University of California system was represented in the conversation, along with many…
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Expands Board of Directors
…the advisory board of AgTech Accelerator, which supports the launch of innovative agriculture companies. Casale Carl Casale is president and chief executive officer of CHS Inc., an energy, grains and…
Transplanting System Saving Labor, Increasing Yields
…Plant tape has been on display the last two years at the Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas, showing how fast it can plant lettuce. Garbau said the company originally looked…