Technology news from Fresh Produce Journal
Technology news stories with a direct relevance to the UK 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.
From tomatoes to cannabis: Jersey’s green ambitions
Fred Searle explores the sector growth and market potential for medical cannabis on the Channel Island, drawing comparisons with glasshouse vegetable production and the famous Jersey Royal
Jabs present uncertain dilemma for fruit and veg
The sudden rise of weight loss drugs, or GLP-1s, in the UK is creating uncertainty across the food industry, as analysts assess the likely impact
The UK’s changing political climate ‘could impact seasonal worker debate’
Access to labour, water security, crop protection and the government’s Horticulture Sector Plan were on the agenda in the production and politics panel at Festival of Fresh
Dubai’s circular GigaFarm vertical facility nears first harvest
Intelligent Growth Solutions and ReFarm Global Investments are completing the first phase of their vertical farming facility in Dubai’s Food Tech Valley
Fruitnet Berry Congress asks: how can packaging prosper?
Sustainability, convenience and added value topped the agenda as three berry packaging specialists shared the Fruitnet Berry Congress stage in London
Asda partners with Ocado to strengthen online offer
Retailer plans to improve online shopping, mobile app and home delivery services by using Ocado’s technology and online expertise
Lineage’s cold chain survey offers logistics insights
Temperature-controlled logistics specialist Lineage has released a new report detailing the results of its Cold Chain Insights Survey.
DS Smith tray solution offers Transatlantic protection
The solution features integrated ventilation and lightweight construction to maintain product freshness during long-haul shipments
Rijk Zwaan and Eternal.ag explore tomato options
The collaboration will pinpoint varieties that align with robotic systems in high-tech greenhouses
Tesco opens applications for ninth annual Agri-Tech Challenge
Retailer invites innovators to submit solutions that might help build more resilient, sustainable and productive food supply chains
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Certification matters for compostable claims, says Sinclair
Sinclair’s Duncan Jones discusses sustainability claims, consumer understanding, and the value of transparency and clarity
Oranges and chickpeas will be ‘viable UK crops’ under warming climate
Water storage, adaption to sustainable farming and increased domestic production are critical if the UK is to maintain farming viability and food security, according to government climate report
AgriSound wins Innovate UK funding for strawberry pollination project
The project brings together AgriSound, PheroSyn, and Oakford Farm to tackle pollination challenges in UK strawberry production
Growers to receive £1.9 mn in legacy AHDB grants
Funding will be distributed via 22 sector trade bodies for three-year projects that support innovation and resilience
New UV-C technology cuts fungicide use in Belgian strawberries by up to 80 per cent
The cutting-edge system is now being used in 50 per cent of the tabletop strawberries grown in Flanders
OAL lands £5mn Innovate UK loan to scale up food manufacturing robotics
Five-year programme will support commercial rollout of fenceless robots that work alongside people on packhouse and food manufacturing production lines
Port of Dover wins new ranking on BRCGS storage and distribution standard
The Port of Dover Cargo has been awarded a Grade A for its renewed BRCGS global standard for storage and distribution after continual improvement to its quality management and infrastructure
Precision crop tech ‘could bring many benefits’ to Wales
Potato farmer and NFU Cymru hort chair Tom Rees explains why Welsh politicians must back the technology
Fieldwork Robotics partners with Dynium
Collaboration will provide growers with greater flexibility and enable Fieldwork’s robots to tackle steeper inclines and wider terrain ranges
£50mn in funding to deliver innovative agri-tech tools
Farming minister Angela Eagle announces new public-private investment scheme