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The Salinas, Calif.-based AI and computer vision weeding technology company is restructuring its business, CEO Tjarko Leifer told The Packer on March 14.
Fermata says its Croptimus system provides greenhouse and field growers with 24/7 crop monitoring, helping detect plant health issues early to improve yields and reduce waste.
Only a few fresh fruit and vegetables are available in GMO varieties, but advances in CRISPR breeding technology means more genetically improved foods will be headed to shopping carts in coming years.
What artificial intelligence is, what it represents, its opportunities, benefits and potential threats were on the mind of industry leaders spanning the fresh produce supply chain.
Bioregenerative microgreens and mushroom food technologies were among the projects picked in the latest round of NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, which seeks ways to scale flavorful and nutritious food systems.
The high-tech vertical farm grower has opened the doors to its first commercial farm facility in Compton, Calif., where it expects to grow leafy greens at scale.
Applicants have until March 20, 2023, to submit climate-smart agriculture innovation technologies to the IFPA Fresh Field Catalyst program, a six-month tech accelerator focused on tackling produce industry challenges.
In its first-ever ad campaign, the controlled environment agriculture grower invites viewers to witness tender leafy greens flourishing in the middle of winter.
From cloud-based apps to AI-powered robotic weeders, clever agtech innovators are pioneering new solutions to unravel perplexing labor puzzles.
Plenty’s co-founder and chief science officer believes the new facility, set to open in 2025, will be “the world’s largest vertical farming research center.”
Supply chain technology company iTradeNetwork is launching a local sourcing strategy by adding small and mid-sized producers to its supply chain platform in partnership with Big Wheelbarrow.
NASA’s Plant Habitat scientists are growing space gardens with fresh vegetable favorites to supplement astronaut diets and help them endure long-duration space travel to the moon, Mars and beyond.
The Austin, Texas-based CEA grower has chosen a Dutch AI company to manage climate, energy and irrigation for Revol Greens’ U.S. farm locations.
MyLand has secured $12 million to expand its novel soil health optimizing service.
The CEA farm developer has received a $30 million loan to build automated salad mix farm for Mastronardi Produce’s “Queen of Greens” salad mix brand.
Procurant and Uber Freight have launched a new shipping logistics platform at 2022’s IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show.
Food tech innovator Apeel has launched RipeFinder, an imaging tool that determines produce ripeness with a simple scan and has practical uses across the produce supply chain.
North American greenhouse grower is partnering with Verdant Technologies in retail pilot of tomatoes from Mexico that uses slow ripening post-harvest technology.
Vertically integrated, fresh produce giant invests in tech company, Decapolis, with plans to develop food industry, blockchain-enabled traceability tool, starting with Fresh Del Monte’s Costa Rican pineapples.
Plenty Unlimited Inc., the city of Richmond, VA and Driscoll’s team up to deliver vertically farmed strawberries in vertical farming campus behemoth in late 2023.
The Cam Series imaging system features multiple camera angles paired with rotating produce to capture comprehensive, 360-degree views of each item as it moves through the inspection process, the company says.
California’s Citrus Research Board has signed a $900,000 agreement with the Israel-based company that includes delivery of an AI-powered, citrus-harvesting robot after a series of field trials.
Agtech firm DiMuto says its AI-Powered Marketplace Assistant streamlines the entire procurement process, enabling teams to focus on strategic decision-making rather than administrative tasks.
Afresh Technologies says the grocery company will be the first to test and implement Afresh DC Forecasts, which will roll out to 17 of its distribution centers.
Fresh Inset and Janssen PMP initially worked together to evaluate Fresh Inset’s Vidre+ technology for postharvest storage and transportation of fruits and vegetables.
Apeel Sciences says it will provide free coating services to suppliers whose shipments may be delayed and at risk of spoilage due to the East Coast port strike.
ZAG Technical Services CEO Greg Gatzke joins the “Tip of the Iceberg” podcast to discuss why ag is one of the most vulnerable business segments to cyberattacks and what business owners can do to be better prepared.
Norway-based crop nutrition company Yara and the Syngenta Group have entered into a partnership with agtech startup Varda, which was founded by Yara.
The hydroponic grower is building four high-tech farms to grow and market leafy greens, with plans to expand its reach and ramp up revenue by 2025.
Organic and specialty food distributor KeHE has partnered with Cornerstone Consulting to introduce Smart Shelf Tags.