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The grading equipment is more precise, maximizing packing efficiency and product quality with a speed almost 80% faster than existing equipment, according to a news release.

“We are now able to take the raw data from these wireless sensors that are used throughout cold chain operations and bring this data into our InteliView platform and dashboard,” said Rao Mandava of Inteligistics.

Many people ignore tires as long as they aren’t flat. Here are some facts to help tires stay round.

Flamm Orchard Sales Inc., Cobden, Ill., has finished installing a new packing system that includes 12 apple baggers.

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.

The Hayward, Calif.-based company's commercial robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) services a variety of specialty crops on thousands of acres with orders pending for tens of thousands of additional acres.

The San Francisco-based business-to-business marketplace has acquired the farm sales and inventory management solutions provider. 

MyLand has secured $12 million to expand its novel soil health optimizing service.

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.

The collaboration brings livestream and premium shoppable video content to the customer experience at Walmart, The Fresh Market and more.

The trial used the Hazel 100 sachet on the company’s exclusive kiwifruit variety, Mega Kiwi.

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.

How to protect the computers that run America’s farms. 

You could "lose the farm" because of an unforeseen cyberattack. Here's how to understand your risk and protect your farm.

Castleton, N.Y.-based Windy Hill Orchard has found the solution it needed for fruit preservation with Chicago-based Hazel Technologies.

Western Growers is celebrating the start of the first American edition of the ag robotics conference FIRA with videos showing new technology that will help solve the industry's ongoing labor shortage.

Bayer has announced the company has closed its previously announced transaction with Ginkgo Bioworks to begin a multiyear strategic partnership to accelerate research and development of ag biological products.

Isaac Mazor, founder and CEO of Israel-based Nanovel Ltd., says the company expects to launch its beta version of an autonomous tree fruit harvester in 2023 for the citrus market. 

Being prepared for everything from natural disasters to cybersecurity attacks are just some of the reasons produce companies should strategically invest in tech today, says Patrick Day of ZAG Technical Services.

The fully electric, autonomous tractors feature 10 hours of runtime, 70 peak hp, and twice the torque of a comparable conventional tractor.

Los Angeles-based WARP, a tech-enabled network of cross-docks and carriers specializing in middle-mile solutions, has announced Jake McPaul as a new executive for the company.

Kwik Lok is introducing its new 865B at the International Floral and Produce Association (IFPA) show in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 27-29, 2022.

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.

More than three dozen U.S. John Deere dealerships will now sell the GUSS autonomous sprayer. The company says the Herbicide GUSS is the first and only autonomous orchard herbicide applicator.

An artist recently used artificial intelligence to create a painting without a brushstroke or pencil line. What does it mean for agriculture? John Phipps explains why the connection might be closer than you think.

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.

BioConsortia displayed its innovation pipeline on Aug. 30 at its Davis, Calif., headquarters in an investor-focused Technology Showcase event.

Hazel Technologies, Inc.’s Hazel 100 bin sachets have become a versatile and reliable solution for small, midsize, and even larger apple growers and cold storage operators, according to a news release.

Fruit technology solution provider Hectre is finding industry acceptance with Spectre Top Down, a tool the company reports is capable of sizing more than 5,000 apples straight off the truck at receiving stations.

ProduceSupply.org releases cybersecurity guidance for produce suppliers amid growing threats.  

Ag tech company Solinftec has announced that it is expanding its Solix Ag Robotics offerings.

Seattle-based Strella Biotechnology has announced the launch of its automated quality management platform for retailers.

Israel-based Save Foods, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has provided the company a Notice of Allowance for its patent application.

Chicago-based Hazel Technologies, Inc. is slowing the yellowing process of limes for lime growers and wholesalers across the U.S., according to a news release.

Indoor farming company Square Roots and Gordon Food Service held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Kenosha, Wis., to celebrate their largest indoor farm built to date.

Chicago-based Hazel Technologies, Inc. has announced a successful trial with New York-based fresh fruit importer Jac. Vandenberg on Chilean table grape imports, post-arrival.

Superior Sales, Hudsonville, Mich., plans to switch on its new rooftop solar panel system in early August, said president Randy Vande Guchte.

Western Growers and S2G Ventures are now accepting applications for the 2022 AgSharks Competition, according to a news release.

Philadelphia-based AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. has announced the launch of VitaFresh Botanicals Life Select, an organic plant-based coating to keep produce fresh longer and reduce food loss and waste.

Increased competition among solution providers is making track and trace technology more accessible for the transportation sector, says Seth Konkle, general manager for the Indianapolis office of the Scotlynn Group.

Companies that have best survived the surge in consumer demand in the last couple of years have adopted the power of digitalization in their supply chains, says Syed Aman, CEO of Hwy Haul.

Save Foods, Inc. has announced a new partnership with Korair, according to a news release.

A new report predicts the global food robotics market will grow at a 12.73% annual rate from 2021 to 2027.

Digital trading platform Consentio has added sustainability data enabling buyers and sellers to initially view carbon dioxide and water consumption data when trading produce, according to a news release.

Philadelphia-based AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. has announced the expansion of its SmartFresh Inbox in California with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s approval for a range of new crops. 

While the Golden State already produces the lion's share of the country's lettuce and leafy greens volume, technology is creating new opportunities for growth.

The labor shortage in the fresh produce supply chain is growing worse, and that means Walt Duflock has plenty of work ahead of him.