Agtech and the Spirit of Innovation Foreword by Dennis Donohue
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rom Farms to Incubators is an important book. It highlights the increasingly important role technology will play in the future of production agriculture, and it introduces us to some of tomorrow’s new agricultural business leaders. The women who are featured in this book are building new companies, providing new solutions, and paving the way for a new generation of technically savvy women. Amy Wu’s background as a journalist has served her well. Her coverage of Salinas City Hall exposed her to the importance Photo courtesy of Western Growers Center for of agriculture to the Salinas Valley and its Innovation and Technology. impact well beyond the borders of Monterey County. What’s exciting is that she discovered that the women she’s met are not only providing needed solutions, they are also expanding traditional wealth creation possibilities beyond owning land and facilities. Those same personal economic opportunities suggest very real possibilities for a rural economic renaissance by creating companies that operate in the heart of key farming production areas.