Technology news from Eurofruit

Technology news stories with a direct relevance to the European fresh produce business, including updates on production and harvesting systems, sorting and grading machinery, packaging, coldstorage and controlled atmosphere, digital management, robots and automation, vertical farming, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

ES Citrusbusters launch Valencia

Anecoop and Asaja help create new Citrusbusters alliance

2025-05-20T06:52:00+01:00By

Group targets development of new tools to combat rising threat of disease brought about by climate change and international trade

Pea seeds being planted by hand

Global seed sector gathers in Istanbul

2025-05-19T09:12:00+01:00

World Seed Congress takes place this week amid ongoing trade discussions that threaten seed availability and food security

Auskunftsfreudig: Grace Ngungi teilt ihre Leidenschaft für den Avocado-Anbau gerne in den Sozialen Medien.

Karakuta avocado facility aims for top quality from Kenya

2025-05-16T15:51:00+01:00By

The Kenyan avocado specialist’s new facility aims to address the main issue hindering the country’s success on global markets: achieving a consistently high quality export

Colcha reusable NFC tag

Coldcha introduces reusable NFC temperature labels

2025-05-15T09:42:00+01:00By

Company says its paper-based NFC label makes temperature registration during transport more sustainable and affordable

Equilibria SelectUSA

Equilibria wins best agtech startup at SelectUSA

2025-05-15T09:38:00+01:00By

Company’s EQApp provide remote technical assistance to small and medium-sized lime producers in Colombia

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BelOrta brings Belgian cherry business under one roof

2025-05-15T09:12:00+01:00By

Company says move will help it achieve greater efficiency and longer shelf-life for its fruit when new season begins

Syngenta Seed Health Lab Enkhuizen

Syngenta inaugurates new US$9mn Seed Health Lab

2025-05-14T10:08:00+01:00By

Netherlands-based facility becomes part of the vegetable seed company’s global network of quality control labs

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Boxing clever: art of vertical farming enters cubist phase

2025-05-13T16:06:00+01:00By

A new production centre on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona, combines advanced indoor farming with futuristic warehouse distribution technology

Bayer Crop Science Researcher grape vine

First-quarter sales stability for Bayer

2025-05-13T14:36:00+01:00By

Group reports on solid start to 2025, but notes that earnings were “held back” by the performance of its crop science division

BeeHero HeroLink

BeeHero launches HeroLink

2025-05-13T14:01:00+01:00By

Unit enables scalable, sustainable, high-fidelity data collection across even remote commercial farmland

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GreenTech Awards 2024 Koppert

GreenTech announces award nominees

2025-05-12T14:40:00+01:00By

The jury for the GreenTech Innovation & Concept Awards 2025 picks six finalists from 47 submissions

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Robots take centre stage as Fruitmasters opens new storage and distribution facility

2025-05-09T12:25:00+01:00By

Sustainability and efficiency are central features of company’s new Smart Fruit Hub near Rotterdam

B-SML Sollum Delphy cucumbers

Sollum study offers cucumber lighting insight

2025-05-08T11:16:00+01:00By

Delphy collaboration explores how far-red modulation and short morning blue light can optimise cucumber growth, physiological balance, and energy efficiency

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Macfrut: News and highlights from Rimini trade fair

2025-05-07T14:15:00+01:00By

Fruitnet presents a round-up of stories from this year’s Macfrut trade show, which took place in Rimini on 6-8 May

(l-r) Tropic co-founders Eyal Maori and Gilad Gershon

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds and Tropic announce gene editing partnership

2025-05-07T01:46:00+01:00By

Alliance adds to Syngenta’s toolbox of new breeding technologies enhancing its ability to address emerging disease threats