Attention local AgTech and FoodTech companies! Hit the road and head to Chico on November 6 for The VINE Food and Agriculture Innovation Meetup North State Edition.
The VINE Food and Agriculture Innovation Meetup North State Edition is Presented by The Verde Innovation Network for Entrepreneurship (The VINE) and BlueTechValley, with co-sponsors Chicostart, Glenn Grows, NoRTEC, CSU Chico GIC and CED, Butte-Glenn Community College, CSU Chico College of Ag, and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. This edition will focus on: Planning for the Technology Future of Agriculture and Food and Beverage Processing.
Join them on Tuesday, November 6 from 4 – 6:30 to network with agriculture and food technology companies, entrepreneurs, agriculture and food processors, growers, ranchers, faculty and students to hear from this great panel about food and agriculture, including key industry challenges and promising technologies to address them:
- Rob Doornbos – Weather Tools
- Bill Carriere – Carriere Family Farms
- Larry Wymore – Pacific Coast Producers
- Garrett Liles – CSU, Chico College of Agriculture
Program
- 4:00 – Check in, network, appetizers
- 4:30 – The VINE lightning talk – what is this network?
- – Blue Tech Valley lightning talk – what can Blue Tech Valley do for you?
- 4:45 – Panel discussion
- 5:45 – Networking and more appetizers
- 6:30 – Meetup ends
The meetup is the first in a series and will focus on understanding the problems that farmers and ranchers and ag/food processors face, the potential technology solutions that can help and where the gaps are between problems, solutions, and opportunities. You will also learn about ways in which they might participate in the future of agriculture and food innovation and technology via jobs or projects.
Join them and help build a community to grow technology companies that support our regional food and agriculture industries. We hope to see you there!
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LOCATION
Colusa Hall 100 A
400 West 1st Street
Chico, CA 95929
