Updates from the WGCIT The Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology was created to link Western Growers members with innovators in the agtech space. Below are news updates from the Center’s startups: AgNote Now AgNote can intelligently estimate your crop harvest dates! One of the newest additions in AgNote’s farm management software is Harvest Date Estimation. It takes only a single click to turn the Harvest Date Estimation on for each crop. Users can choose for which row or vegetable crops they wish to see the Estimated Harvest Date. Once the Harvest Date estimation is turned on, the estimated harvest date will show up in crop management areas and many reports, which are available in AgNote—and there is even a dedicated report for Estimated Harvest Dates. AgNote allows users to schedule reports to be emailed out on a user’s selected schedule. Estimated Harvest Date report, once scheduled, will be emailed out only if there are any upcoming harvests in the next 30 days. You can learn more about AgNote’s features on agnote.com. Agrology With the impact of climate change accelerating, farmers require new technologies
to maintain yields and implement regenerative practices. That’s why Agrology and Active Impact Investments recently announced an investment partnership to drive the market growth of Agrology’s Regenerative and Predictive Agriculture Platform. Active Impact Investments invested in Agrology’s SEED round to scale the startup’s climate technology solutions for growers. “26 percent of global emissions come from food production, and the agriculture sector is concurrently one of the most acutely impacted by climate change. Agrology has the dual benefit of helping farmers adapt to a changing climate, to remediate soil degradation through regenerative agriculture while also increasing margins and profit,” said Mike Winterfield, Founder and Managing Partner of Active Impact Investments. In addition to Active Impact, Skyview Ventures and Phoenix Venture Partners joined the round, along with additional syndicate participants. unparalleled access, curated mentorship and technical guidance to integrate the product, and go-to-market with SAP’s 400,000+ customers. In addition, Agtools won the Radicle Inclusion Challenge presented by Nutrien, out of 130 participants in 40 countries during the World Food Prize in Des Moines. Nutrien is the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services to the agriculture industry. Agtools was selected as winner of the Supply Chain Innovation Summit
Agtools Agtools has entered the SAP, SAP.iO y Endeavor Accelerator, providing
Award sponsored by Accenture held in Chicago on October 4-5, 2022 for assisting the financial supply chain from farm to fork to improve their financial positions while simultaneously reducing food waste and accountability for ESG performance. Bluewhite New WGCIT member Bluewhite drives the growth of resilient farms through
pioneering technology and a friendly user experience. The Bluewhite mission is to build resilient farms by maximizing the grower’s productivity and reducing their operational cost. It equips existing fleets with autonomous technology, an easy-to-use platform, and end-to-end service, supporting their journey to a more profitable and sustainable farm. Since 2017, Bluewhite has partnered with growers worldwide to support their continual progress in growing farm profitability, productivity and safety. Bluewhite’s diverse team of engineers, farmers, technicians and field operators hold decades of experience in autonomous technologies and share the same values: fellowship, love of the land and innovation.
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