technology
FIRA USA 2024 offers live in-field demonstrations
In October, FIRA USA 2024 will provide live demonstrations of the lasted technological innovations for strawberries, orchards, vineyards, vegetables and other field crops. The event is scheduled for Oct. 22-24. FIRA USA 2024 will host... more »
Harvesting equipment partnership between Oxbo, Fresno State
Oxbo, which supplies growers of grapes, berries, tomatoes and pistachios harvesters and other specialty equipment, is partnering with Fresno State University and introducing pistachio harvesting machinery. The partnership will make Oxbo the official pistachio equipment... more »
NCAE ag labor forum to tackle key ag employer topics
Key topics affecting agricultural employers will be covered at an upcoming yearly Ag Employer Labor Forum in Nevada. The event, scheduled for Dec. 4-6 near Las Vegas, Nevada, will cover labor topics including the economic outlook... more »
Terra Vera product to help protect bees, crop pollination
AgTech company Terra Vera has introduced a new brand aimed at enhancing bee health. The Albuquerque-based firm’s ApiVera initiative comes in response to the ongoing decline in bee populations, a major concern for growers of... 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 »
Growers guided by sensors on water decisions
Lisa Tate, a fifth-generation grower in Santa Paula, said she knew something was amiss in a block of young avocado trees planted on her family’s ranch. She had a hunch that too much water was... 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 »
Florida drone camp inspires 4-H teens into agtech careers
A recent drone camp helped Florida high school students learn how to master drone use in agriculture and other industries. While many of his high school classmates relished the lackadaisical days of summer break, Putnam... more »
