Technology news from FPJ – Page 4
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Festival of Fresh 2023 in pictures
FPJ’s open-air summer festival allowed the UK fresh produce trade to catch up, share ideas, enjoy the sun and take in a heavy-hitting speaker programme at the site of AMFRESH’s new packhouse and innovation centre
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Slimers to supply slug-control solutions
£2.6m Defra-funded project launched to revolutionise slug control for farmers
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B-Hive trials TuberSense system
Agri-tech innovator’s potato disease detection system enters advanced testing phases
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Tesco reveals new buying strategy at Festival of Fresh
Produce category director Tom Mackintosh says it is time for Tesco to find new balance between long-term contracts and greater responsiveness to the market following shortages
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AI shows real potential
Despite public fears over its impact, many believe we have still only caught a glimpse of artificial intelligence’s full potential in the fresh produce business
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Kent gets hort innovation boost
Growing Kent and Medway/Canterbury Christ Church University agri-engineering collaboration launched to boost food innovation
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Project aims to develop ‘new source of plant protein’
Amaranth production is at the centre of two-year, Innovate UK-funded project led by Vertical Future
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Tesco launches agtech competition
Applications open for global agtech start-ups to advance supply chain sustainability
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Vertical Future partners with Modi Fresh in India
UK-based vertical farming technology expands into Indian market with Modi Fresh to develop consumer-facing brand
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Vertical farming business Eider VF enters administration
Company that develops vertical farms producing leafy greens is up for sale just one year after £50m cash injection
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New insect monitors listen out for bee activity in UK apple orchards
Insect tracking tech rolled out on three Kent apple orchards, providing real-time data on precious pollinator activity
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VIDEO: Sir Charles Godfray ‘optimistic’ about global food security
Ahead of his 2023 City Food & Drink Lecture on 15 May, illustrious population biologist Sir Charles Godfray tells Fred Searle why he is optimistic about the task of feeding a growing world population, and doing it sustainably
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New tech promises soil benefits for growers
Digital solution from Abaco and NIAB has been created in partnership with Asda, Tesco and McCain
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ukFPN backs government border plans
Lincolnshire fresh produce network stresses “strong” support for government’s border Targeting Operating Model, saying it will deliver supply chain resilience and faster border crossings with fewer checks
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TuberScan tech enters final test phase
System holds huge promise for ground sensing in potatoes
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Funding boost for Nationwide Produce
£3.5m loan from Lloyds Bank has allowed the group to introduce greener measures and expand warehouse capacity
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Defra awards £9.13m to agri-robotics
Projects on robotic crop harvesting, a new way of cultivating potatoes and an autonomous cow bedding system are to receive share of funding
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New sensor promises improved irrigation management
The low-cost irradiance sensor from Sencrop hopes to become an essential tool for veg growers
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Ammeraal Beltech launches Ultrascreen Pro
New belts have been engineered to address the performance and quality requirements of dewatering and drying produce
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Gene-editing act comes into law
Milestone act opens up myriad new opportunities in precision breeding