Technology news from FPJ – Page 9
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NewsVertical Future tops global CEA-tech chart
UK vertical farm specialist is listed by FoodTech 500 as number-one controlled-environment-agriculture technology firm globally
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NewsMudwalls develops e-commerce platform
New platform is targeted at independent retail and foodservice customers
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NewsGander and Snappy Shopper initiative gathers pace
Two tech firms have joined forces to help cut convenience-store-customer grocery-bills and reduce food waste
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NewsHow can fruit growers conserve water? Just ask the trees
British apple supplier Adrian Scripps joins trial to evaluate special ‘listening’ technology, which could interpret stress signals in plants and help growers produce more sustainably
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NewsB-hive partners with Adrian Scripps to deliver apple data
Agri-tech R&D firm secures funding to carry out 12-month project with apple grower that could cut crop wastage
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News£1.5m boost for Vertical Future as space project gets lift off
UK indoor farming technology could eventually feed humans on the Moon and Mars
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NewsFamooshed app aims to connect the public with local produce
App wants to empower consumers to be part of a bigger, sustainable shopping movement
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NewsGreenTech Amsterdam shines light on future of horticulture
On 11-13 June, GreenTech Amsterdam returns to the Dutch capital as technology companies showcase solutions to the big issues facing growers in the horticulture sector
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NewsRise of robotics can benefit agriculture
GlobalData report says the robotics industry will hit US$218bn in 2030, helping the agricultural sector tackle climate change and labour shortages
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News£600k grant boosts Fieldwork’s BerryAI Project
Company is making major strides in its work to develop robotic raspberry harvesters
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NewsIGD highlights risks to UK food system
Institute of Grocery Distribution publishes new report outlining long-term risks to a resilient UK food system
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NewsEuropean supermarket chains install fruit ripeness scanners
Retailers including Jumbo and Migros have apparently recorded higher avocado sales and reduction in waste thanks to arrival of AI-based checkpoints
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NewsSouth African apple and pear growers turn to solar energy
Several producers who supply leading exporter Tru-Cape say their irrigation systems now depend far less on the country’s consistently unreliable national electricity network
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NewsTomra LUCAi platform now available for cherries
New LUCAi platform for InVision2 leverages Tomra’s Deep Learning technology to add value to cherry packing
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NewsForecasting tool set to save pea industry £30m
PGRO has launched a new tool designed predict the optimum harvest time for UK vining peas
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NewsPotato gene editing research project announced
UK-based TuberGene project aims to harness the power of gene editing to address supply chain challenges
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NewsNew precision agriculture tech ‘could transform’ UK tree fruit industry
POME project led by crop advisory Hutchinsons aims to allow inputs to be targeted in a way never seen before in UK orchards
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NewsMajor packhouse solar array completed at Thanet Earth
BeBa Energy installation means a third of the packhouse’s energy is drawn from solar
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NewsDistribution deal brings HarvestEye into Finland
British company has growth plans for its crop insight tool in the Nordic region
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NewsCould fresh produce soon be flown around the world by drone?
As Qatar Airways Cargo’s Miguel Rodriguez underlines the importance of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers to its business, a more technologically advanced future appears on the company’s radar