Items Tagged with 'Dave Puglia'

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has tapped Rufino Hurtado as the new senior trade representative at the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.

Western Growers and S2G Ventures are accepting applications for the 6^th annual AgSharks competition, which offers companies a chance to win investment capital for their agricultural innovations.

To build the biologicals summit, Western Growers Association teamed up with a New Zealand-based agrifood tech consultancy, Wharf42, to help pivot, adapt and to get ahead of “outcomes that are not of our choosing,” according to WGA President and CEO Dave Puglia.

Applications are being accepted for a competition that could offer a minimum $250,000 investment for agricultural entrepreneurs.

Western Growers is teaming up with S2G, a multi-stage venture fund investing in the agriculture market, to host the AgSharks Competition that will see startup companies going head-to-head to win a $250,000 minimum investment.

Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is expressing optimism that the Senate will pass the Growing Climate Solutions Act today. But the Senate will first debate an amendment by Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee that would weaken a critical provision of the legislation, which is intended to speed development of ag carbon markets.

Western Growers plans to work with the California Department of Food and Agriculture on a statewide initiative to equip “a future workforce with the skills and knowledge to navigate emerging on-farm technology,” the organization recently announced.