…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…
Technology Needed to Meet Population Growth
Agriculture leaders speaking at the Forbes AgTech Summit in July said technology is one of the only solutions they see to help food production meet population growth. Technology Needed to…
Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor
…several pests. Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor Attendees at the Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas got a chance to see some of the latest technologies coming out for agriculture. Spensa…
Robot Aims to Automate Produce Handling
Companies continue to look for ways to automate produce handling, but with some products, that can be tricky. A company at the Forbes AgTech Summit displayed a new conforming claw…
Summit Opens Eyes to Agriculture in Communities
The city of Salinas once again hosted the Forbes AgTech Summit. Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter was one of the speakers and talked about the importance of the agriculture industry in…
Agriculture Innovation Shines at AgTech Summit
Salinas again was the host for agriculture innovation this year with the Forbes AgTech Summit. The event brings together professionals from the agriculture, technology and investment industries. The Forbes AgTech…