Technology news from FPJ – Page 20
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Signify launches new LED toplighting
New LED toplighting consumes 50 per cent less energy while matching HPS light output, according to Dutch lighting specialist
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Plant-based incubator to offer up to €200,000
ProVeg Incubator exclusively develops plant-based start-up businesses
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Half of new indoor growers ‘have no ag experience’
Controlled environment production attracts high percentage of young entrants, with funding a major challenge, new survey reveals
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Brassica growers at "rock bottom" after record rainfall
UK growers are now considering switching to more profitable crops following two loss-making seasons
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Energy specialist joins CambridgeHOK
Charlotte Penn aims to bring her energy experience to creating more efficient horticultural operations
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Berry bot backed by equity funds
Fieldwork Robotics' ongoing robotic raspberry picker project receives further investment from capital markets
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New machine enriches vitamin D in mushrooms
Collaboration between UK firm JenAct and Xenon of the US sees breakthrough that promises major boost to mushrooms
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National Food Strategy will create a citizens' assembly
Head of the National Food Strategy, Henry Dimbleby, promises a "random and representative" group to steer UK's food industry
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"Plastic alternatives could be worse for environment"
Supermarket representatives tell Green Alliance they are risking the environment by rushing to ditch plastics
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Plans for mammoth vertical farm near London
Company behind Europe’s largest vertical farm is planning to build a plant four times the size with backing from Ocado
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Berry Gardens installs state-of-the-art solar array
The 3,614-panel installation at growers’ co-op’s new site is one of largest optimised systems of its kind in UK
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New Gousto packaging will help halve plastic use
Meal kit provider expects to honour its 50 per cent reduction pledge in 2020, having already cut plastic use by more than 100 tonnes in 2019
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PerfoTec launches machinery for shelf life extension
The Dynamic Liner System will allow growers and packers to produce liner bags on location and therefore extend shelf life and save on costs
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Tesco use stickers to highlight flood impact
Shoppers will be urged to look beyond any superficial blemishes on potatoes affected by heavy rains this autumn
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Retailers reducing plastic packaging use
UK Plastics Pact report reveals 3,400 tonnes of plastic packaging already removed from fresh produce
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Natoora launches plastic-free packaging
High-end supplier develops packaging for Natoora, Waitrose and Whole Foods that can be recycled and home-composted
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PML invests in pioneering container loading system
Six vehicles commissioned by logistics company will be first in Britain to feature unmanned roller bed system that improves safety
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Crunch time for Spanish Kakis
Spanish Persimon is ramping up its marketing campaign as production of one of Valencia’s most emblematic fruits soars. Maura Maxwell reports
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Indoor vertical farms in further M&S stores
German tech produce pioneers, Infarm, furnish six more M&S stores in London with vertical farms
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Matt Quinn gains Chep promotion
RPC provider names Quinn as its new vice-president in northern Europe