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.
Tickets on sale for Asia Fruit Logistica
Visitors can buy their tickets online now to save up to 40 per cent and beat the queues in Hong Kong
New Zealand ag-tech injection
Government commits nearly NZ$30m to accelerate the development and adoption of technologies in horticulture
Korean partnership powers Australian smart farm
Griffith University will build a high-tech smart farm to maximise sustainable use of resources
Automating Australian protected cropping
New indoor cropping-focused project to work on smart solutions for managing horticultural crops
World Avocado Congress draws to a close
Global industry urged to “take back the narrative” on sustainability
Breeding robot ready strawberries
New Australian effort delivered by Hort Innovation to breed strawberries suited for automated picking
Tomra readies for World Avocado Congress
New packing line solution on show as Tomra Food welcomes the world avocado industry to New Zealand in April
BASF Venture Capital invests in WayBeyond
Pair “perfectly aligned” in vision of a digitally empowered, sustainable agricultural industry
WayBeyond unveils Plant Balance Indicator
New Zealand-based technology provider develops objective approach to managing plant production cycle
Salad supplier turns over new leaf in fight against waste
Forecast and planning specialist Fresh4cast says better data management helped multinational reduce margin for error by 10,000 boxes per day
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West Australian avocados gain access to Thailand
Thai authorities approve access for key growing region which will provide a boost for Australian avocado exports
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Tickets on sale for Asia Fruit Logistica
Visitors can buy their tickets online now to save up to 40 per cent and beat the queues in Hong Kong
New Zealand ag-tech injection
Government commits nearly NZ$30m to accelerate the development and adoption of technologies in horticulture
Australian melons chase bigger slice of Asia
South-East Asia is a high priority for Australian melon industry as it looks to grow exports
Maersk and IBM throw blockchain system overboard
Full collaboration across the entire global shipping business could not be achieved, admits carrier
Asia Fruit Logistica heads back to Hong Kong
Asia’s premier fresh fruit and vegetable trade show returns to AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong on 6-8 September 2023
Pye Group opens potato packing facility
New facility is the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere according to leading Australian potato supplier
QC software specialist Clarifruit raises US$12m
Data-drive technology has “almost infinite” potential to cut waste in fresh produce supply chains, says company
Global Berry Congress makes impressive return
Retailers including Aldi, Lidl, Delhaize, ICA and M&S among those who attended the leading event for the global berry business