Items Tagged with 'agtech innovation in California'

While the state’s agtech funding has dropped over the last two years, Arizona, Peru and other farming regions are investing heavily in expanding their specialty crop exports.

Governor Gavin Newsom has reshuffled the chairs in a board that has often served as an impediment to scaling up agtech adoption in California. And the change may be paying off for the industry.

President Biden issued an executive order setting new safety and security standards for artificial intelligence technologies.

The Legislature is considering a measure to modernize the training process for drone applicators in California

Despite rising costs for water and food safety—labor is the top challenge for farmers these days, for both availability and cost. A new event in October aims to connect specialty crop growers, agtech startups, investors and leaders in workforce development in an attempt to address this issue.