OGS 2021 - Seen and Heard

Seen and Heard at the 2021 Organic Grower Summit

Vic Smith of JV Smith Companies with Wayne Gularte of Rincon Farms at morning break

OGS attendees meeting between ed sessions

Josh Roberts (Triangle Farms) and Dan Solomon (Ocean Mist) share some laughs on the trade show floor

Great conversations in the WGCIT Pavilion

"OGS was the best event I have been to. The presenters were knowledgeable, relevant, and interesting. The representatives at the trade show were professional, knew their products, and there was a variety of products to check out. I came back with several products to research and determine how they may fit into our operation here." - Paul Giboney, Hronis

Rod Braga (Braga Fresh Family Farms), Dick Peixoto (Lakeside Organic Gardens), Scott Mabs (Homegrown Organic Farms), and Jessica Hunter (Del Rey Avocado) during "Organic Grower Perspectives on the Challenges of Scaling" educational session

Tive team members Colby Aaron, Lauren Seigle, Raj Naharajah, and Jose Suarez

OGS attendees heading to lunch and the trade show

Vivian Gleich and Alejandra Flores of Ferti-Organic

FarmWise's Titan Autonomous Weeding Robot on OGS Equipment Row

“As a retailer of various organic soil amendment and fertilizer inputs, we were able to have an excellent synergy at the show by partnering with our organic product manufacturers ,to  inform interested growers about the benefits of using these products to enhance their organic growing system. Collaborations like this have been key to our success in this growing marketplace, and we would like to thank the Organic Produce Network and Western Growers for giving us a venue to collaborate with our suppliers and reach the organic farming community.”- Team at Penny Newman

Penny Newman making new contacts on the trade show floor

OGS attendees networking outside of the trade show floor

OGS trade show floor

Jake Levinson of GIC Salinas Campus speaks with Torbjorn Millang of Netled

“Out of all of the conferences that I have attended this year, the OGS was by far and away the best conference that I have attended. The OGS put me in front of top-tier produce growers across the country that I was never exposed to in previous shows. Furthermore, I have made direct contact and have future appointments to discuss PureCrop1 in more detail! We always say, it only takes one grower to make a tradeshow worthwhile. We made dozens of contacts with significantly sized growers across the country!” - Ray Stoll, National Sales Director, PureCrop1

PureCrop1 team

Steve Booher and Cory Booher of Smart Guided Systems providing demonstrations at their booth

OGS 2021 Keynote Presentation featuring moderator Dave Puglia (Western Growers) and panelists Keith Barnard (Mission Produce), Bianca Kaprielian (Fruit World), and Michael Valpredo (Country Sweet Produce)

“Both the trade show and the meetings I attended proved to be a very productive and inspiring experience with my first exhibition at OGS. For this I want to thank all of the people that have made this possible.” - Marco Bini, CEO, Nexxt Solutions

Bart Walker (Pacific Ag Rentals), Sebastien Boyer (FarmWise), Gabe Sibley (Verdant Robotics), and Josh Roberts (Triangle Farms) during the "SmartFarm: AgTech in the Field" educational session

WGCIT Pavillion area

Educational session "Growing and Selling in the Mexican Organic Market" featuring moderator Maria Barajas (CCOF) and panelists Joshua Tamayo (Taylor Farms), Ed Morales (El Toro), and Daniela Robles (Vinedos Alta)

“Maintaining and monitoring fresh foods to prevent spoilage is impossible without real-time visibility solutions. Tive is proud to continue to belong to industry groups like Western Growers and Organic Produce Network to bring the best solutions to growers and shippers to increase on-time and in-full shipments.” - Krenar Komoni, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tive