Wharf42 News
California’s 2050 Roadmap supports June’s 2023 Salinas Biological Summit program build
A major highlight of my current trip to California was the meeting with California Agriculture Secretary, Karen Ross, in Sacramento. Together with colleague, Dennis Donohue, from Western Growers, we discussed the development of the Salinas...
Inside the Western Growers Innovation & Technology Center today
As Dennis Donohue & I continue our 2023 Salinas Biological Summit grower tour, it’s great to spend some time in the Western Growers Innovation & Technology Center in Salinas. It’s Wharf42’s ‘soft AgriFoodTech landing pad’ in the US. And...
Talking biologicals with Scott Komar at Driscolls
It was great to catch up with Scott Kumar, Senior Vice-President of Global Research & Design at Driscoll's today. After several weeks of rain battered California, it was good to introduce a bit of New Zealand summer sunshine and warmth to the...
Are you ready for the 2023 Salinas Biological Summit?
Welcome to 2023! And as we kick off the New Year, a major ‘Save the Date’. At last October’s 2035 Oceania Summit, reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and supporting farmers & growers adapt to a changing climate were the two key...
Announcing the dates of the 2023 Salinas Biological Summit
Western Growers and global agritech consultancy, Wharf42, are delighted to announce the dates of the 2023 Salinas Biological Summit. On 20-21 June 2023, to support growers deepen their knowledge of globally applied biological solutions, the 2035...
The evokeAG 2023 Program is now live!
I'm delighted to share the link to the evokeAG 2023 Program which actually went live 5 minutes ago. Keen to ensure that kiwis get some of the first dabs at the content! As a member of the evokeAG steering committee, I can only applaud the team for...
The 2035 Oceania Summit. What’s Next?
The 2035 Oceania Summit finally concluded yesterday after two days of highly stimulating presentations and great delegate engagement. It's been an awesome experience to put on what we hope will become a staple event, not just in New Zealand, but...
Honoured to join the tribute to the late Hank Giclas
I was honoured recently to be invited by Western Growers to join the online tribute to the late Hank Giclas, former Director of Innovation at WG. I first met Hank back in 2015 when I first began to focus on the emerging new investment asset class,...
Harnessing Oceania solutions for global climate impact with Peter Wren-Hilton – evokeAG
In June, I was delighted to spend time with Professor Andy Lowe during the pre-2035 Oceania Summit workshop in Adelaide. In the Food Futurists x evokeAG. collab podcast below, Andy spoke to me about the importance of collaboration and agritech...