Since 1980, the Center for Irrigation Technology (CIT) has been the leading independent testing laboratory and applied research facility for the irrigation industry. With state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor testing facilities, CIT works with the public and private sector to advance irrigation technology, water/energy management practices, and equipment standards. While CIT continues to maintain a strong history of guiding industry practices and technologies, many founders are still unaware of how CIT can help their business grow and develop. Join us on May 28th at 10am to discuss with current director, Dr. Charles Hillyer, how CIT could be of benefit to you and your company.

Selling in agriculture has its own unique dynamics that can be difficult for many agtech founders to navigate. With longer sales cycles, strong relationship building, and segmented distribution networks - scaling effectively can be challenging. Enter Neil Knaak, with over a decade of sales experience with new agtech products, he has been helping agtech startups multiply their sales growth through his AgProz product and has successfully coached many incoming founders along the way on how to increase their sales in this industry. Neil will cover the best approaches to developing relationships within the industry, effectively doing cold outreaches, and what to expect within your sales process. Join us March 19th at 10am for this free webinar. Learn more at www.Wetcenter.org

Join us on February 26, 2021, at 10 a.m. to learn about how BovControl (a Valley Ventures alumni) has leveraged the Fresno State ecosystem over the years to accomplish their company's growth milestones, develop partnerships with leaders in their industry, and further improve their product. You'll be hearing from Danilo Leao of BovControl, Dr. Kyle Thompson of the Fresno State Dairy, and Barbara Sollero of Nestle. Learn how this startup from Brazil used the Fresno State ecosystem to advance their company further, and how you may be able to apply these actions as well. This webinar is FREE and open to the public.

Daniel Hartwig of Woolf Farming and Ryan Jacobsen of the Fresno County Farm Bureau discuss the future of California agriculture. We will be covering the discussion on water in the valley - including SGMA and the perspective of a grower from the westside. In addition, we will be going over topics such as sustainability, data collection, labor, agricultural technology trends, and more.

Webinar was recorded November 20th. Join us to discuss the current and future state of the irrigation industry with Aric Olson, President at Jain Irrigation Inc. We will be covering topics of where irrigation innovation is needed in the areas of permanent crops and how technology could fill the gaps. We will also be covering questions and challenges from the perspective of an ag-tech startup and how a company could enter into a partnership with an established industry business! www.wetcenter.org https://jainsusa.com

There are many local, State, and Federal programs that are designed to help manufacturers of any size. These programs come and go and often vary one year to the next. This is why it is important to check-in with your partners, like The WET Center, CMTC, your city/county, Workforce Development Board, or Economic Development Corporation once or twice per year. Throughout COVID-19, there has been a growing awareness of the need for a strong manufacturing sector. Many more companies and customers are looking for domestic products or a stronger domestic supply chain. Manufacturing also provides a great career path with better wages and employment opportunities. Whether you are a one-person business making a product in your garage or are a 4,000 employee food processor, we have programs and resources that can help. Now it’s up to you to find out what they are and put them to work for your business. www.wetcenter.org

The WET Center was proud to host the Cleantech to Market team for an informational webinar outlining the benefits of C2M, how to apply, and more. Watch to learn more!