Technology
John Deere launches 4M Heavy-Duty Compact Utility Tractor
John Deere, a provider of advanced products and services for customers whose work is linked to the land, has launched the new John Deere 4M Heavy-Duty Tractor. Designed with commercial customers and large property owners in... more »
2020 United Fresh Innovation Awards application period now open
United Fresh has opened the application period for the 2020 United Fresh Innovation Awards. Companies are encouraged to nominate their products and solutions in seven categories for the winning title which will be announced at... more »
Munckhof Fruittech Innovators marks 50 years with anniversary Pluk-O-Trak
This year it is exactly 50 years ago that Munckhof Fruit Tech Innovators introduced its Pluk-O-Trak harvesting machine. According to a news release, over a period of 50 years, 3,098 units have been sold worldwide.... more »
Valley, Cordoba Technologies partner to develop precision applications
Valley Irrigation has partnered with Cordoba Technologies Inc. (CTI), an innovator in automated, high-precision application systems for crop protection products. “This partnership is our latest step toward a fully autonomous pivot,” said Trevor Mecham, vice... more »
Nominees for the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2020 set
Ten of the most innovative products, services and technical solutions to be launched in the past year are ready to compete for the fresh produce industry’s most coveted prize, the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award (FLIA).... more »
New technology more precise in weather monitoring
There’s a growing trend in Washington state for growers to purchase their own, on-site weather stations. And soon, AgWeatherNet, a network of weather stations around the state, plans to have technology available to help farmers... more »
Pruner maker points to counterfeits sold online
Anna Claire Novotny from Buttonwood Hollow Farm in Chatham, New York, has been using Felco No. 2 secateurs for many years. You might say they’re a fixture of her life as a grower. Her parents... more »
New York invests in Dropcopter, drone pollination startup
Dropcopter, a startup company pitching precision pollination of fruits and vegetables by drone, recently earned a half a million dollars from New York state, which is investing in agriculture. Grow-NY, an agricultural business pitch competition... more »
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