Ag-Innovation

Israel's Mehadrin to grow avocados in Morocco through new JV

The CEO of Mehadrin, a listed Israeli real estate and food growing company, says he expects Morocco could eventually represent a quarter of its total avocado production.
April 22 , 2021

New platform reveals secrets of plants' performance to achieve better crop yields

Plantarray is a high-throughput, multi-sensor physiological phenotyping gravimetric-based platform that accelerates agriculture research and shortens new products time to market.
April 06 , 2021

Del Monte announces avocado partnership with Apeel

With an infrastructure already in place to help support growth in the category, Fresh Del Monte’s new and existing customers will now be able to partner with the brand on their Apeel application.
March 22 , 2021

SanLucar wins retail innovation award for Fresh Cut Refrigerator

European produce company SanLucar has scooped the EHI Retail Institute award in the new category Best AI & Robotics with its intelligent Fresh Cut Refrigerator.
March 08 , 2021

Driscoll's adopts new technology to measure and reward berry sweetness

The Near Infrared (NIR) technology and breakthrough design offered through the Consumer Physics SCiO Cup will allow Driscoll's to measure the Brix of its berries more effectively.
February 17 , 2021

Timorex Act biofungicide now registered in Mexico with Syngenta as exclusive distributor

February 03 , 2021

ASTRA Peeling machine can peel the thin yellow surface of the lemon

ASTRA fruit peeling machine is completely different from the ordinary peeling machine. It uses a peeler blade to peel and traces the human hand movement.
February 01 , 2021

AQUA4D: A revolution for the management of salt in soils

Switzerland’s AQUA4D provides a case study showing how its innovative technology can help plants in salty soils to flourish, better absorb nutrients, and reach their potential.
January 27 , 2021

California oranges look good in the long term despite potential problems, industry members say

The California citrus industry reports that oranges have strong sales and a bright outlook despite uncertainty and potential problems
January 21 , 2021

Envy apples well on way to becoming billion-dollar brand

The Envy apple brand had a record-breaking season this year, selling the entirety of the variety’s New Zealand crop before the end of the year.
December 22 , 2020