technology
ProducePay survey uncovers price volatility concerns
A recent survey ProducePay shows that buyers and growers see price volatility as a primary challenge to day-to-day operations, and fair pricing terms are elusive for growers when selling their products. The survey, released by... more »
Blueberry industry shares supply, price, sales data
The closing keynote panel at The Blueberry Summit shared collective industry progress on the development and deployment of the BerrySmart Insights platform. Joe Vargas, director of business intelligence at the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, reviewed... more »
Western Growers seeks info on harvest automation
Western Growers is asking for information from growers and agtech start-ups for the second year of data collection for the Global Harvest Automation Report. The surveys will help the industry confront the ongoing threat from... more »
IFPA’s Cathy Burns: This not for the ‘faint of heart’
Despite the remnants of the global pandemic and emergent challenges like inflation, labor, and extreme climate events, International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns urged Global Produce & Floral Show guests to capitalize on the... more »
Global Impact Challenge winners announced
SVG Ventures|THRIVE, a global agrifood investment and innovation platform, has chosen 10 finalists in the 2022 THRIVE Global Impact Challenge. The challenge is a global search for the most innovative startups advancing a net-zero future... more »
AI center at UF will guide tech-driven agriculture
The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is building a 19,000-square foot artificial intelligence hub, as technology driven by AI increasingly is used to protect crop yields and the environment. The... more »
Western Growers, S2G Ventures name AgSharks Competition finalists
The three finalists that will compete in the 2022 AgSharks Competition, pitching their innovations in front of a live audience of the world’s largest specialty crop producers, have been chosen. The winner will receive a... more »
FruitScout adds to board, receives agtech recognition
FruitScout, a leader in computer vision for agriculture and precision crop load management, has appointed Bryan Wilson to its board of directors. Wilson has 35 years of experience across the agricultural chemical manufacturing, crop inputs... more »
Robotics Plus launches labor-saving autonomous vehicle
FRESNO, California – Robotics Plus, a New Zealand-based agritech company, launched its autonomous multi-use, modular vehicle platform for agriculture designed to carry out a variety of orchard and vineyard machine tasks to alleviate ongoing labor... more »
Covering FIRA 2022: A Gallery
The editors of Fruit Growers News attended the FIRA Agricultural Robotics Technology Forum in Fresno, California and were able to hear and see the future of agriculture. The three-day event provided a day each of education, trade show... more »