# A Crazy 2018 is Why We Need Growing Innovations

Author: Matt Hopkins
Published: 2018-10-08
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-news/a-crazy-2018-is-why-we-need-growing-innovations/

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If you’re here you likely have received a special Meister Media Worldwide code to get $100 off your registration to our inaugural [Growing Innovations conference](http://www.growinginnovations.com/), Nov. 7-8 in Las Vegas – but only if you register before Oct. 17.

Maybe you came to download our [eight-page brochure](https://www.yumpu.com/en/embed/view/ufMEGlCL62SQFnY3) with all the details on Growing Innovations.

But maybe you still need one more good reason to attend “one more ag conference.”

Okay, how about this one? 2018.

**[Uncertain water availability](https://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/california-growers-protest-water-plan/)?** Noted water technology expert Dr. Michael Cahn will review “New Tools for Western Water Management.”

**[Herbicide-resistant weeds](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/weeds-are-winning-the-war-against-herbicide-resistance1/)?** UC Davis’s Steve Fennimore will talk about”Automated Weeding: What’s Around the Corner?”

**[*E. coli* breakout](https://www.growingproduce.com/vegetables/five-died-e-coli-outbreak/)? [Walmart’s announcement that leafy greens suppliers must be on blockchain next year](https://techcrunch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/techcrunch.com/2018/09/24/walmart-is-betting-on-the-blockchain-to-improve-food-safety)?** The Produce Marketing Association’s Ed Treacy will clear up your confusion in his keynote address, “Blockchain: How Will It Affect the Fresh Produce Industry?”

**[Problems getting qualified workers](https://www.growingproduce.com/citrus/solutions-citrus-nurseries-struggling-labor/)?** Bowles Farming President/CEO Cannon Michael will explore “The New Farm Organization: Why Staff Competencies are Critical to Driving Change.”

**[Don’t know what to make of Big Tech’s moves into agriculture](https://www.precisionag.com/industry-news/ibm-to-launch-watson-decision-platform-for-agriculture/)?** IBM Watson’s Heidi Centola will discuss “IoT, AI, and ‘Cognitive’ Precision Agriculture: What Will They Mean for Growers (and Consumers)?”

Like never before, be the operation big or small, we need a whole new toolkit for farm production in the 21st century. Which is why we also will have a tradeshow floor full of cutting-edge exhibitors – [**see for yourself**](https://www.growinginnovations.com/expo/exhibitor-listing/).

[![A Crazy 2018 is Why We Need Growing Innovations](https://www.cottongrower.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/GRO-brochure-1280x635.jpg)](https://www.yumpu.com/en/embed/view/ufMEGlCL62SQFnY3)

*Download our 8-page brochure for more details about Growing Innovations.*

If you haven’t yet [**registered for Growing Innovations**](https://www.customreg.com/generalreg30/default.asp?show=nxt_growing_112018&idevent1=1) – why? Most of the problems from 2018 are likely to still be hanging around in 2019.

And if you register now, you’ll save a cool 100 bucks on your registration.

Look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas!