SWIIM's Business Development Manager Harry Ferdon speaks with host Tony Cramer from RDO about his experience with SWIIM and about the recently-announced partnership between the two companies. SWIIM provides a new standard in water measurement than allows growers to receive an accurate accounting of the water both delivered and consumed on their fields. "Our ultimate [...]
HOW COLORADO BECAME A LEADING AGTECH HUB With a blend of farmland and tech innovator, Colorado is poised to solve some of agriculture's biggest challenges. October 8, 2019 / As originally published on Builtin.com: https://builtin.com/articles/colorado-agtech-innovation Colorado’s mountains are a draw for leading tech talent, but it’s the rolling hills below that drive the agricultural tech [...]
The Western Growers Board of Directors has unanimously selected SWIIM board member and Western Growers current EVP Dave Puglia, as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. Puglia will succeed current President and CEO Tom Nassif, who is retiring after 18 years as a forceful and effective leader in the nation’s agriculture industry, on [...]
The Forbes 2019 Ag-Tech Summit is now live and SWIIM is here - come visit our booth in the innovation center and learn how detailed, on-farm water accounting can help you protect your farming legacy well into the future. Detailed water delivery and consumption reports that not only set your water use baseline, but also [...]
Join SWIIM at the 2019 Forbes Ag Tech Summit in Salinas, CA on June 26-27. Forbes has chosen us to be featured at the Western Growers Innovation Showcase for a third year. SWIIM was recognized at a Top 25 Ag Tech company by Forbes two years running, 2017 and 2018. Visit our booth to [...]
SWIIM CEO Kevin France said, "This is a story about how I was wrong a few times before I was right about how to manage people." He spoke at this year's Western Growers 93rd Annual Meeting in Palm Desert, California about Arbinger Institute principles helped him become a better leader and provided a foundation for [...]
“It gets better every year,” says SWIIM CEO Kevin France – watch the full interview here. SWIIM is at Western Growers Annual Meeting, October 28 – 31, 2018 at JW Marriott Desert Springs, Palm Desert, CA. Kevin has the the honor of speaking at this year's event about the Arbinger Institute and the impact their philosophy has had [...]
As originally published on the City of Salinas website on October 25, 2018. As the global population increases and climate change continues to impact agriculture, global food systems are facing new challenges and obstacles each year. Salinas – one of the leading agricultural centers of the world – is addressing [...]
SWIIM has expanded its offices in the Central Valley, as it integrates its current Fresno team with OnFarm staffers. They are now all working out of a larger office in Fresno, which is located in the Holiday Business Center, right down the street from our prior location. Our new address in Fresno is 2023 North Gateway [...]
Congratulations to SWIIM's Victor Montaño for completing Irrigation Association's Certified Agricultural Irrigation Specialist program. His years of experience does not prevent him from keeping current with the industry. In his words, "I am perpetually learning and gaining knowledge." Certified Agricultural Irrigation Specialists manage and operate on-farm irrigation systems. They: Understand surface irrigation methods and pressurized [...]
