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.
Woolworths launches in-store vertical farm
Partnership with InvertiGro will see fresh herbs grown in Metro Park Sydney Village store
FMA approved for government grant
FreshData project to benefit from over A$500,000 in federal funding
R&R Smith adopts home compostable packaging
Australian organic apple supplier to utilise TIPA’s compostable produce bags for 1.5kg offering
The Yield’s Digital Playbooks deliver
Australian ag-tech company uses AI-algorithms to make microclimate predictions
Mitolo partners with Radford Software
Australian fresh produce heavyweight looks to streamline operations across value chain
Ag-tech facility breaks new ground
Australian growers to benefit from access to cutting edge ag-tech solutions
LaManna ready for life after lockdown
Anthony Di Pietro talks openly about challenges the company has overcome over the last two years
CBA offers discounted loans for farmers
Leading bank launches pilot loan programme aimed at financing upgrades to reduce farm emissions
Rising interest in AgPick
Australian-developed technology primed for changes to country’s Horticulture Award
Perfection Fresh harnesses augmented reality
Interactive experience teaches consumers about fresh produce farming, health and nutrition
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AFPA appoints new CEO
Claire McClelland will succeed Michael Rogers as head of Australian Fresh Produce Alliance
R&R Smith adopts home compostable packaging
Australian organic apple supplier to utilise TIPA’s compostable produce bags for 1.5kg offering
Rain hits Australian macadamia crop
Forecast reduced after major weather event in New South Wales and Queensland
Record first-quarter results for Maersk
Q1 saw the ”best earnings quarter ever” with growth across Ocean, Logistics and Terminals
Harris Farm Markets expands into Canberra
Retailer’s first store in the nation’s capital to be located in Majura Park retail precinct at Canberra Airport
Produce Plus Winter 2021 out now
Anniversary edition includes Hort Connections preview, plus the latest in citrus, avocados and packaging & grading
Hort Connections exhibitors: Packaging & grading
Produce Plus looks at some of the packaging and grading innovations on show at Australia’s leading fresh produce event
Hort Connections exhibitors: technology
Produce Plus looks at some of the technology innovations on show at Australia’s leading fresh produce event
Ceres Imaging made available to growers in Australia
Growers able to measure impact of crop stress on individual trees and vines thanks to availability of new interface
Tech Innovation Award finalists announced
Five leading solutions vie for title, with winner to be crowned at Hort Connections