The City of Escondido and Fresh Brewed Tech have partnered to bring the agritech community together to create new solutions through technology to existing problems facing farmers at this weekend’s first AgTech Hackathon.
Held at the Synergy CoWorking Center from Friday, October 21st to Sunday, October 23rd, the three-day conference brings together farmers, techs, community leaders and engineers to discuss the challenges of today’s agriculture and food systems and how the organizers and build solutions together with local customers.
Neil Bloom said: Founder of Fresh Brewed Tech.
Agricultural technology (AgTech) includes the sciences of livestock and crop management, soil improvement, equipment upgrades, sensors, improved sustainability, food safety, and data collection through artificial intelligence, geographic information systems, and 5G technologies. It includes various technological advances. Agriculture-related cybersecurity.
“We see AgTech as a key driver of economic growth in Escondido and the region. That is why we support entrepreneurs who want to tackle some of the big challenges facing the agricultural industry, We are here to provide resources for the economic development of the city of Escondido, as well as the hackathon organizers.
According to organizers, the San Diego area, and Escondido in particular, is “one of the densest farming communities” in California, so there is “no better place” for an event like this.
Those who consider this location a military outpost with a beach-centric culture may be surprised to learn that San Diego County has more farms (over 5,000, median 4 acres) than any other county in the United States. . It ranks first nationally in nurseries, floriculture and avocado production value.
Much of the county’s produce comes from northern areas such as Escondido, Valley Center, Fallbrook, and Oceanside.
Oli Bachie, agronomy and community weed management adviser for the University of California Cooperative Extension, said events like this “encourage industry collaboration and help new practices and technologies contribute to more sustainable economic growth in San Diego County and beyond.” can be demonstrated to help promote Times of San Diego, a local news source.
“As the county’s agricultural center, we expect the city of Escondido to provide programs and resources that promote the sustainable production of healthy foods,” he said.
Escondido Mayor Paul McNamara, San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond, and Steve Beck, Managing Partner of Sela Ventures, a Chicago-based venture capital firm, will speak at the conference.
3-day social networking attendee tickets are $15 and active hackathon attendees are $99.
For more information, please visit the event’s official website or email. events@freshbrewedtech.com.
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