Next Gen Ag Worker On track to deliver over 3,000 agtech-trained workers through California Community Colleges and award 100- plus scholarships, five months ahead of schedule, thanks to $900,000 in grant funding from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). WG collaborates with California Community College ag programs to promote agtech curriculum and inspire student engagement in agriculture and agtech. In 2024, California Agricultural Teachers’ Association (CATA) added a WG grower panel to its annual event in June in San Luis Obispo. The event received a positive response, and the WG Grower Panel will be a core part of the program at the CATA Annual Meetings going forward. A mobile app ( LinkedAg ) was developed to make it easier for growers, equipment and infrastructure manufacturers, and startups to identify potential employees who are agtech trained in key emerging areas. In recognition of the growing impact and importance of agtech and the Next Gen Ag Worker, the program was moved under the Western Growers Foundation and will be the new focus for fundraising.
Biologicals Platform 10
Launched with a cohort of startups, the program provides support for global field trials and go-to-market strategies, offering complementary and alternative solutions to chemicals likely to face regulation. Salinas Biological Summit The second edition brought the world of chemical inputs and biological solutions innovators, manufacturers and growers to Salinas for two great days. The third addition will be in June 2025 at Yolo County Fairgrounds.
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