Technology
Automation startup wins AgSharks Fast Pitch event
Augean Robotics walked away from Western Growers’ AgSharks Competition Oct. 30 with a $250,000 equity investment offer, as well as access to farm acreage for pilot testing, to take its collaborative robotic platform from development... more »
Organic Grower Summit plans education session
The expanding use of technology by organic growers, regardless of the size of their operation, will be the topic of an educational session at the upcoming Organic Grower Summit. “Technology Is Not Just For Big... more »
New produce label introduced by Pro Label International
Santa Barbara, California-based Pro Label International, a manufacturer of produce-labeling equipment and PLU labels, has released it latest model, the PL 2000 label applicator with optional print-on-demand functionality. According to the company, the PL 2000... more »
Bringing blockchain to the fruit market
It’s impossible to know whether a Super Bowl will live up to pregame hype, like the Philadelphia Eagles’ eight-point victory did in 2018. The same is true with explosive... more »
Cranberry grant provides funds to work with drone imaging
As part of the research grant, the University of Massachusetts Cranberry Station in Wareham is collaborating with a company that specializes in drone imaging technology, Skycision Inc. Skycision, founded in Pennsylvania in 2015, now has... more »
WSU, Australian scientists form Joint Center for Ag Robotics
To speed robotic advancements that help farmers grow food with fewer resources, scientists at Washington State University and Australia’s University of Technology Sydney have partnered to form the new Joint Center for Agricultural Robotics. The... more »
Glei’s apple orchard dabbles in new sorting technology in Michigan
Three miles east of Hillsdale (Michigan) College, Glei’s Orchards and Greenhouses is utilizing the newest technology in apple sorting. According to a story by Regan Meyer in the Hillsdale (College) Collegian, the new technology is... more »
UW-Madison, apple growers, bring data to the orchard
The robot weather station north of Richland Center, Wisconsin, stands sentinel above the deer fence of an apple orchard in the hills near Hell Hollow Road in Richland County. The device, a 21st-century enhancement of... more »
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