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.
Investment in new technology aims to boost productivity and yield while reducing input costs
Platform allows users to track daily price highs and lows, volume trends, and distribution patterns across Australia’s major central markets.
Winners to be announced at Hort Connections Gala Dinner of 6 June
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
Sustainable Innovative Food Technologies Centre in Western Australia develops now methods to extend shelf-life of value add product
Early bird tickets for the Sydney event close 30 April
Lovacados avocados will be with etched Easter characters in select Victorian stores
More than 3,000 entries cover ag-tech, growing techniques, business development and consumer insights
Ag-tech start-up’s Omni-System designed to increase yields and reduce costs
Robot stacker trialed at Seeka Kiwi Kool Packhouse in Te Puke
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Over 500 delegates come together in Tasmania for Berries Australia event
New 10,000m², fully automated, climate-controlled facility will produce 3.4mn kilograms of product
Official survey highlights rise in quality of trade visitors and increase in successful business at world’s leading trade show for the fresh fruit and vegetable business
Onix triumphs in Berlin, with Croptimus by Fermata Technology landing the FLIA Technology prize
Leading trade show for global fruit and vegetable business provides unrivalled platform for industry growth, with over 2,600 exhibitors from more than 90 countries and all parts of the fresh produce value chain
S2 warehouse is a purpose-built standalone facility spanning over 3,500m2
Several of the world’s leading berry companies will take part in Fruitnet’s event on 13-14 March in Rotterdam
Scientists based in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, have uncovered a potential alternative way to double fruit’s shelf-life
Sri Lanka, the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean,” is actively pursuing economic recovery following its 2022 financial crisis. As a cornerstone of the nation’s economy, agriculture holds a rich history and significant importance.
Oversubscribed Series B funding round to accelerate AI innovation and US expansion as platform passes 30mn orders