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There is a huge amount of agriculture within driving distance of Silicon Valley. The main obstacle is culture, not distance. Most people I meet in Silicon Valley have zero clue how food is actually produced, and lack the proper respect for farmers and ranchers.

It's not exactly Silicon Valley, but UC Davis, which has a lot of Ag programs, is within fairly short driving distance of the bay area (to the point where some consider it potentially part of the 'greater bay area')

I had a visit to Wageningen and really enjoyed it. As a gift for delivering a lecture I received a cookbook for insects. I never used it, but the cookbook has pride of place on my shelf.

i’m not sure if silicon valley is great at technical prowess anymore. the hype machine has run its course and the tech is more proliferated and distributed than ever before.

It depends what counts as "technical prowess". You've got to go elsewhere if you want microchips with the finest available features.