Technology news from Produce Plus

Technology news stories with a direct relevance to the fresh produce business in Australia and New Zealand, 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.

Hort Connections 2025

Hort Connections 2025 round-up: photo report

2025-06-25T15:39:00+01:00By

See some of the key exhibitors from this year’s event in Brisbane and the award winners

Costa Group uses WayBeyond's FarmRoad

Costa Group harnesses WayBeyond’s FarmRoad to power blueberry innovation

2025-06-19T07:15:00+01:00By

WayBeyond’s enterprise platform helps Costa Group identify the best new blueberries for commercial success

Hort Innovation

Inaugural Australian-Grown Innovation Incubate cohort named

2025-06-11T06:55:00+01:00By

A group of 14 growers will join six-week programme to help develop their ideas and innovations

bluewhite tractors

Hort Innovation prioritises productivity with A$220mn R&D investment

2025-06-05T08:45:00+01:00By

Investment in new technology aims to boost productivity and yield while reducing input costs

FreshData

Market price reporting platform FreshData launches at Hort Connections

2025-06-04T23:05:00+01:00By

Platform allows users to track daily price highs and lows, volume trends, and distribution patterns across Australia’s major central markets.

Hort Connections Gala Dinner

Horticulture Awards for Excellence finalists announced

2025-06-03T23:01:00+01:00By

Winners to be announced at Hort Connections Gala Dinner of 6 June

Produce Plus Winter 2025 web story

Produce Plus Winter out now!

2025-05-29T05:29:00+01:00By

The Hort Connections special edition is now available on the new Produce Plus app featuring a Q&A with The Packaging Hippie Gilad Sadan, the Produce Plus-NielsenIQ Top 20 and features on packaging, grading, citrus and kiwifruit

(l-r) Ann Lyster, Jackie Jarvis and Jenny Mercer at the Soluna Apple Juice launch

New Soluna apple juice and fresh cut slices add value for growers

2025-05-26T05:33:00+01:00By

Sustainable Innovative Food Technologies Centre in Western Australia develops now methods to extend shelf-life of value add product

Jim Monaghan

International Fresh Produce Safety Symposium unveils keynote speaker Jim Monaghan

2025-04-17T08:08:00+01:00By

Early bird tickets for the Sydney event close 30 April

Costa laser etched avocados Easter promotion

Costa trials laser etching on avocados in Easter promotion

2025-04-16T07:06:00+01:00By

Lovacados avocados will be with etched Easter characters in select Victorian stores

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Digital Farming

Ausveg launches Knowledge Hub centralising R&D projects

2025-04-11T05:30:00+01:00By

More than 3,000 entries cover ag-tech, growing techniques, business development and consumer insights

Gaia Project Australia funding announcement

Gaia Project Australia receives A$1mn seed funding for CEA technology

2025-03-31T04:33:00+01:00By

Ag-tech start-up’s Omni-System designed to increase yields and reduce costs

Electrostack

Seeka deploys New Zealand-made robot at kiwifruit packhouse

2025-03-20T05:18:00+00:00By

Robot stacker trialed at Seeka Kiwi Kool Packhouse in Te Puke

The 2025 BerryQuest international conference programme gets underway

BerryQuest International sets scene for future of Australian berry industry

2025-03-06T06:41:00+00:00By

Over 500 delegates come together in Tasmania for Berries Australia event

Stacked Farm melbourne groundbreaking

Stacked Farm breaks ground on Melbourne indoor vertical farm

2025-02-14T04:00:00+00:00By

New 10,000m², fully automated, climate-controlled facility will produce 3.4mn kilograms of product