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Hazel Tech to host quality summit featuring insights on grapes
Hazel Tech to host quality summit featuring insights on grapes

Hazel Technologies, Inc. announces the launch of its upcoming virtual Grape Quality Summit.

Morning Kiss Organic introduces new sustainable packaging
Morning Kiss Organic introduces new sustainable packaging

Morning Kiss Organic and parent company Arrowfarms are committed to finding sustainable packaging options and reducing the amount of plastic that sits in landfills.

JBT expands European presence with manufacturing facility 
JBT expands European presence with manufacturing facility 

JBT Corporation announces European expansion with a brand new facility under its Diversified Food and Health group in Fortuna, Spain, a city in the country’s Murcia region.

Technology Is … Investing In The Future
Technology Is … Investing In The Future

Adapt your strategy to reflect your team’s generational strengths.

A Podcast About Technology and Agriculture: Voices of the Valley Returns to Explore the Real-World Impact of Innovation
A Podcast About Technology and Agriculture: Voices of the Valley Returns to Explore the Real-World Impact of Innovation

The first two episodes of the new season of podcast Voices of the Valley, hosted by Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson are now available.

Canadian Fruit & Produce Company fosters growth with implementation of Produce Pro Software technology
Canadian Fruit & Produce Company fosters growth with implementation of Produce Pro Software technology

Family-owned and operated since 1925, Canadian Fruit & Produce Company has played an important role in providing their community with the best quality products at exceptionally low prices; all year round.

Kubota and Yamaha Motor invest in U.S. startup developing robots to automate strawberry harvesting
Kubota and Yamaha Motor invest in U.S. startup developing robots to automate strawberry harvesting

Kubota Corporation and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. have invested in U.S. startup Advanced Farm Technologies.

Popular Online Farm Equipment and Land Auction Service Sites Crippled by Ransomware Attack
Popular Online Farm Equipment and Land Auction Service Sites Crippled by Ransomware Attack

Sandhills Publishing's online auction sites, which hosts equipment and farmland auctions, were the target of a ransomware attack. As a result, sites like TractorHouse and HiBid have been offline since Friday.

Fruit Attraction 2021, ILIP “closes the cycle” and and presents T2T R-PET
Fruit Attraction 2021, ILIP “closes the cycle” and and presents T2T R-PET

ILIP will be taking part in the 2021 edition of Fruit Attraction and will be presenting various innovations involving the “closed loop” of packaging materials.

Albertsons Companies selects Procurant for perishables order management
Albertsons Companies selects Procurant for perishables order management

Procurant has announced the successful implementation of the Procurant One technology platform for purchasing and order management across Albertsons Companies Inc.

Sollum Tech wins award for horticultural lighting
Sollum Tech wins award for horticultural lighting

Montréal-based Sollum Technologies’ smart LED lighting system won the 2021 Sapphire Award in the horticultural lighting category by LEDs Magazine.

Semios raises $100 million in capital to expand agtech platform globally
Semios raises $100 million in capital to expand agtech platform globally

Semios announced it has raised $100 million in funding led by Morningside Group, a Boston-based private equity and venture capital firm committed to investing in socially responsible businesses.

Hazel Tech announces expansion in the California table grape category with Illume Agriculture
Hazel Tech announces expansion in the California table grape category with Illume Agriculture

Chicago-based Hazel Technologies has announced Illume Agriculture will utilize Hazel during their 2021 table grape season.

Ceres Imaging Secures $23M in Series C funding to boost the development of AI in agriculture
Ceres Imaging Secures $23M in Series C funding to boost the development of AI in agriculture

Oakland, Calif.-bassed Ceres Imaging has announced that it has raised $23 million in Series C funding with investments led by XTX Ventures and Romulus Capital, joined by Insight Partners and B37 Ventures.

Technology is the Future: Why Technology of Tomorrow May Already be Operating in Some Fields Today
Technology is the Future: Why Technology of Tomorrow May Already be Operating in Some Fields Today

Robots swarming and taking over farm fields. Autonomous tractors planting crops with no humans in sight. The futuristic views of technology that surfaced a decade ago may be a glimpse of what’s already reality today. 

Castellini Co. modernizes distribution center operations with Honeywell Technologies
Castellini Co. modernizes distribution center operations with Honeywell Technologies

Honeywell said a large supplier of fresh and frozen produce and fruit in the Midwest has deployed the company’s mobile computers, tablets and software to help its mobile workers pick, pack and ship perishables.

Burro raises $10.9 million Series A to accelerate commercialization of its collaborative robot platform 
Burro raises $10.9 million Series A to accelerate commercialization of its collaborative robot platform 

Burro, formerly known as Augean Robotics, an autonomy company providing solutions for the agriculture industry, today announced it has raised a $10.9 million Series A.

Ridder adds robotics to its portfolio with partnership with MetoMotion GRoW harvesting robot
Ridder adds robotics to its portfolio with partnership with MetoMotion GRoW harvesting robot

Dutch horticulture technology supplier Ridder has invested in greenhouse robotics and signed a partnership agreement with Israeli agtech start-up MetoMotion.

Technology Is … A Business Asset
Technology Is … A Business Asset

Improve labor management and even find a bit more time for yourself.

Jasmine Vineyards incorporates Hazel Tech to gain a quality advantage in table grapes
Jasmine Vineyards incorporates Hazel Tech to gain a quality advantage in table grapes

Hazel Technologies, Inc., announces a partnership with Jasmine Vineyards, San Joaquin Valley based table grape grower-packer-shipper of more than a dozen different varieties.

Sorma Group launches the new WD4-S weighing machine 
Sorma Group launches the new WD4-S weighing machine 

During Macfrut, the International Fruit and Vegetable Fair in Rimini, Sorma Group premiered its new WD4-S weighing machine.

Oppy’s grape category techs up in California
Oppy’s grape category techs up in California

Change agents partner to bring innovation to the forefront

Hazel Tech honeydew quality solutions melon program for Grower Alliance, LLC
Hazel Tech honeydew quality solutions melon program for Grower Alliance, LLC

Chicago-based Hazel Technologies continues to ensure optimal honeydew shelf-life at AZ- based produce distributor, Grower Alliance LLC.

How Ag Technology Is Embraced Differently Among Generations of Farmers
How Ag Technology Is Embraced Differently Among Generations of Farmers

While the Millennial generation is the fastest growing group of farm operators in Kansas, Gen Z farm operators today want technology automated, and companies have one chance to get the technology right.

Smurfit Kappa announces multimillion Mexican investment
Smurfit Kappa announces multimillion Mexican investment

Smurfit Kappa has announced it is investing $22 million to expand its corrugated plant in Culiacan, North-West Mexico.

Innovations in technology making sustainable packaging more realistic
Innovations in technology making sustainable packaging more realistic

Innovations in material availability and handling technology are making the quest for sustainable packaging more realistic, several industry leaders say.

Semios acquires Agworld  
Semios acquires Agworld  

Semios, the leading precision-farming platform for permanent crops, announced that it is acquiring Agworld, a leading data-driven farm management platform, to deliver even more benefits to growers.

Consumer messages varied on produce packaging
Consumer messages varied on produce packaging

The use of fresh produce as a canvas for consumer messages continues for fresh produce suppliers.

Consumers may show continued preference for packaged produce 
Consumers may show continued preference for packaged produce 

Consumers are far from “over” their preferences for packaging established during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Bags, paper-based packaging leads growth 
Bags, paper-based packaging leads growth 

Paper-based packaging and bags have seen big growth in the last year, produce leaders say.

Produce shippers point to packaging advances
Produce shippers point to packaging advances

The pace of packaging innovation didn’t stop because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hazel Technologies winner Of 2021 “Overall Post Harvest Solution of the Year” Award By AgTech Breakthrough
Hazel Technologies winner Of 2021 “Overall Post Harvest Solution of the Year” Award By AgTech Breakthrough

Hazel Technologies, Inc. today announced it has been selected as winner of the “Overall Post Harvest Solution of the Year” award in the 2021 AgTech Breakthrough Awards.

Apeel adds $250 million to accelerate innovation and sustainability in fresh food supply chains
Apeel adds $250 million to accelerate innovation and sustainability in fresh food supply chains

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel today announced $250M in Series E funding led by returning investor Temasek.

What is the next big thing in packaging?
What is the next big thing in packaging?

Sustainability and plastic-free will be two packaging trends to watch in 2022, industry leaders report.

Ethy-Gen II Ripening Concentrate expands to Netherlands for banana ripening
Ethy-Gen II Ripening Concentrate expands to Netherlands for banana ripening

Catalytic Generators’ ethylene-based product, Ethy-Gen II Ripening Concentrate, has received approval from the Dutch Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products for banana ripening in the Netherlands.

AeroFarms to expand its indoor vertical farms into the Midwest
AeroFarms to expand its indoor vertical farms into the Midwest

Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms will expand to the Midwest region as part of a project with World Wildlife Fund and the St. Louis Controlled Environment Agriculture Coalition.

Emerson Introduces GO USB Data Loggers
Emerson Introduces GO USB Data Loggers

Emerson announced the launch of its new GO USB Logger suite of products. These programmable and reusable data loggers collect time, temperature and humidity data from perishable products in-transit.

Survey asks about packaging innovation 
Survey asks about packaging innovation 

The Packer asked industry leaders about what new packaging innovations have caught their eyes in the past year.

New global genetics business seeks to build a premium and sustainable fresh produce sector
New global genetics business seeks to build a premium and sustainable fresh produce sector

T&G Global has launched VentureFruit, a global genetics and variety management business.

AeroFarms and Nokia partner for artificial intelligence plant vision
AeroFarms and Nokia partner for artificial intelligence plant vision

Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms and Nokia Bell Labs formed a multi-year partnership to identify and track plant interactions at advanced levels with artificial intelligence plant imaging systems.

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Technology Is… Considering A CTO

Is now the time to expand your tech expertise? 

Hazel Tech and Valicoff Fruit Co. partner to deliver premium quality apples and apricots to retail
Hazel Tech and Valicoff Fruit Co. partner to deliver premium quality apples and apricots to retail

Hazel Technologies Inc. announces a partnership with Wapato, Washington-based Valicoff Fruit Co.

JBT upgrades pineapple coating technology for improved export quality
JBT upgrades pineapple coating technology for improved export quality

JBT Corporation announces upgrades to one of its Sta-Fresh® Pineapple Coating Technology solutions, Sta-Fresh 2952.

USDA: French legislation threatens millions of dollars of U.S. fruit and vegetable exports
USDA: French legislation threatens millions of dollars of U.S. fruit and vegetable exports

A French law that will ban produce stickers starting Jan. 1 of 2022 threatens millions of dollars of U.S. produce exports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.

Corteva Showcases New Robotic Technology In The Field
Corteva Showcases New Robotic Technology In The Field

Meet “Annie.” This robot being used by Corteva Agriscience is the result of a partnership with Boston Dynamics and Trimble.

Packaging trends explored in new survey from The Packer
Packaging trends explored in new survey from The Packer

The Packer is seeking input from produce shippers and packaging suppliers for the upcoming Aug. 30 Packaging on Display magazine.

U.S. retailers selling Apeel’s longer-lasting limes unveil new metrics that show measurable impact on food waste 
U.S. retailers selling Apeel’s longer-lasting limes unveil new metrics that show measurable impact on food waste 

Apeel has shared U.S. sustainability impact numbers for its longer-lasting limes currently sold in over 3,000 grocery stores coast-to-coast, including Kroger and CUB banner markets.

AgroFresh announces global expansion of Control-Tec sustainability technology systems
AgroFresh announces global expansion of Control-Tec sustainability technology systems

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. has announced the expanded availability of Control-Tec sustainability technology systems.

Oppy extends avocado freshness with Apeel
Oppy extends avocado freshness with Apeel

Offering premium organic and conventional avocados from California, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico, Oppy is now using Apeel’s plant-based solution to extend the shelf life of its Eco Farms avocados grown in Mexico. 

Specright raises $30 million Series B funding
Specright raises $30 million Series B funding

A company that handles supply-chain data just got a lot of money to do what it does even more.