Voices of the Valley

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Martha Montoya of AgTools (part 1) Dec 26, 2019

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Martha Montoya, founder and CEO of AGTools, shares how her company has come up with a tool designed to assist farmers, suppliers, and buyers, with gathering and simplifying data to improve a consumer’s decision-making. During this episode of Voices of the Valley, Montoya goes beyond the field, sharing some of the capabilities of the tool and how leveraging worldwide data helps companies stay competitive in markets. She also explains how the data provided through AGTools allows for full transparency across the entire supply chain, while preventing farmers from spending more money than necessary. :::this episode was sponsored by Harvestport:::

Aaron Archibald of CO2 GRO Inc. Dec 20, 2019

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CO2 GRO Inc. is dedicated to increasing the growth of all indoor and outdoor value plants using their advanced CO2 Delivery Solutions. During this episode of Voices of the Valley, Aaron Archibald, CO2 Gro Inc. Vice President of Sales and Strategic Alliances, speaks about the work CO2 GRO is doing to benefit farmers. He also touches on the value of CO2 and how it makes plants grow bigger and faster. :::this episode was sponsored by Harvestport::: © 2019 Western Growers

Abby Taylor-Silva of Grower-Shipper Association (part 2) Dec 13, 2019

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During part 2 of this special Voices of the Valley episode with Abby Taylor-Silva of Grower-Shipper Association, the vice president takes us through a host of water topics, including the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and how it differs in the Salinas Valley, and some of the critical water issues producers in Monterey County are experiencing. She also touches on traceability in ag and it’s progress while she’s worked in the food safety space. Taylor-Silva also stresses the importance of government agencies talking to the industry. A special “thank you” to Harvestport for sponsoring the Voices of the Valley podcast!

Abby Taylor-Silva of Grower-Shipper Association (part 1) Dec 04, 2019

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Abby Taylor-Silva speaks on how her role as vice president of policy and communications at Grower-Shipper Association of Central California helps advance agricultural technology – especially as it relates to food safety and water regulations. During this episode of Voices of the Valley, Taylor-Silva shares what new technologies she has seen that support food safety traceability. She also delves into the need for rapid development of immediate detection and building a system that simultaneously harnesses and analyzes food safety data while protecting grower information. Taylor-Silva also touches on the importance of new innovations that simplify groundwater and surface water management, which she will dive deeper into during the next episode of Voices of the Valley. :::this episode was sponsored by Harvestport::: © 2019 Western Growers

Brian Dawson of HarvestPort (part 2) Nov 27, 2019

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During part 2 of this special Voices of the Valley episode with Brain Dawson of Harvestport, the agtech entrepreneur takes us through the journey of raising a series A round of financing. He shares what next steps are crucial for success after raising substantial funding from a venture fund and reviews the thought process behind slowly transforming your business model to meet changing needs and trends. Dawson walks us through how he transformed HarvestPort from an ag equipment marketplace to now a service-based company. A special “thank you” to Harvestport for sponsoring the Voices of the Valley podcast! © 2019 Western Growers

Brian Dawson of HarvestPort (part 1) Nov 14, 2019

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Brian Dawson, founder & CEO at HarvestPort, speaks on the importance of bridging the gap between technology and agriculture. He shares how he originally launched HarvestPort as a platform that allows agribusinesses to share their seasonally-used equipment and assets, so farmers can monetize idle equipment during their off-season. Known as the “Airbnb” of agriculture, HarvestPort allows participants to both lease and procure planting, harvesting, transportation and storage resources through an online marketplace. This episode of Voices of the Valley is a special two-parter. Tune in next week to hear how Dawson transformed his business into now a service-focused company. A special “thank you” to Harvestport for sponsoring the Voices of the Valley podcast! © 2019 Western Growers

Roi Adar of RootsTalk Nov 06, 2019

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Roi Adar, general manager of RootsTalk, provides an inside look into what it’s like being an agtech entrepreneur. He reveals how he identified which crops to target while forming his agtech start-up company, RootsTalk, and how he made it a priority to build a team who has experience in all facets of agriculture. He provides insight into the future of agtech and how data is not the answer – agtech companies much compile AND analyze the data to provide real-time action items. He also delves into how RootsTalk’s tech, which offers an advanced drip irrigation system. :::this episode was sponsored by Harvestport::: © 2019 Western Growers

Genevieve Griffin-George of PICMI Oct 24, 2019

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Genevieve Griffin-George speaks about her New Zealand-based agtech company, PICMI, addresses the seasonal labor shortages in the agriculture industry. During this episode of Voices of the Valley, she explains how PICMI simplifies the employment process and seamlessly connects growers to the right workers at the right time through an easy to use platform. :::this episode was sponsored by Harvestport::: © 2019 Western Growers

John McPherson of rfxcel Oct 15, 2019

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For 15+ years, rfxcel has been a leader in track and trace solutions for the life science and pharmaceutical industries. The company is now looking to transform its highly successful supply chain visibility platform to be a tool for agriculture. During this episode of Voices of the Valley, John McPherson, director of global solutions for rfxcel, will share how the flexible platform can capture data in different ways, integrate into various systems and connect the dots from harvester to end user. He will also detail how to leverage rfxcel’s technology to add value and help brands further provide safe products. :::this episode was sponsored by Harvestport::: © 2019 Western Growers

Elliot Jaramillo of Concept Clean Energy Oct 11, 2019

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Elliot Jaramillo, CEO of Concept Clean Energy, will speak about the renewable energy startup’s newest product – the Solar Tub. Jaramillo speaks about how the Solar Tub is a self-contained plastic tub that allows you to put solar on leased farmland without driving steel into the ground. It allows farmers to now put solar anywhere with virtually no heavy equipment and no power tools. :::this episode was sponsored by Harvestport::: © 2019 Western Growers

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