Technology

Georgia Plant Protection honored by National Plant Board

Georgia Department of Agriculture’s (GDA) Plant Protection Division has won recognition from a national plant protection board. The National Plant Board (NPB) bestowed an Outstanding Team Performance award for 2024 to the division. The division,... more »

Explore cutting-edge practices, specialty crop research and more at the Great Lakes EXPO

The Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO and Michigan Greenhouse Growers EXPO provide ample opportunities to connect with key decision-makers on the show floor. This three-day event features over 70 educational sessions and... more »

Ecorobotix adds CEO

Ecorobotix Inc. has announced that Cameron Holbrook has joined its team as the its new CEO of the North America business sector. “Given Cameron’s vast experiences in the agricultural industry, we are fully confident in... more »

Fresh Inset brings shelf life tech to U.S.

Fresh Inset, a European food-tech company, has introduced shelf life extension technology to the U.S. The Vidre+ Complex technology aims to improve the shelf life of vegetables, and it enhances the application of 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP)... more »

New AI tool could help strawberries talk

What could companies do if their strawberries or other fruits and vegetables could talk? That’s a question posed by an Internet tech firm. Tech company Wiliot has introduced WiliBot, a generative AI (GenAI) chatbot that... more »

California strawberry industry marks 10 years of Strawberry Center contributions

California's strawberry industry recently marked contributions made by its industry research facility. The California Strawberry Commission (CSC) and Cal Poly celebrated a decade of research and collaboration at the 10th Anniversary Strawberry Center Field Day... more »

BioConsortia releases latest bionematicide product results

BioConsortia Inc. has released the latest results of bionematicide field testing that could control nematodes. BioConsortia, a Davis, California, based agricultural tech company that discovers, designs and licenses advanced microbial products to reduce the ecological... more »

USDA awards UNH climate resilient ag funds

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the University of New Hampshire (UNH) $10 million for climate resilient agriculture studies. The funds were provided to the institution to develop more sustainable ways to implement climate-smart... more »