Ag-Innovation

How to grow healthy and hearty microgreens indoors

Fresh microgreens, herbs and sprouts grown in a south-facing window can provide healthy edibles in a matter of weeks, follow our simple instructions and enjoy fresh food at home.
November 24 , 2021

U.S. market could soon get first gene-edited strawberry

Two companies have entered a strategic alliance to drive new breeding techniques for strawberries, including gene editing.
November 11 , 2021

Walmart rolls out driverless trucks for grocery delivery in first state

The companies have deployed the fully autonomous trucks without a safety driver for a daily, seven-mile delivery route between a Walmart "dark store", or fulfillment center, and a Neighborhood Market retail store.
November 09 , 2021

Pixofarm crop monitoring and forecasting app adds citrus and pears

The easy-to-use technology by the Austrian-based company analyzes pictures taken in the field from fruits and trees with user’s smartphones to measure fruit size, count fruits and provide additional information like growth rate, size class distribution as well as yield estimation.  
November 03 , 2021

TOMRA Fresh Food launches new Dynamic Lane Balancer at its Innovation Expo

Fresh produce members will be able to see the Dynamic Lane Balancer and TOMRA's recently launched Cascade Singulator at its 2021 Innovation Expo taking place in Visalia, California on October 28.
October 28 , 2021

Frozen food processor Shandong Santao Food trusts the TOMRA 5B Sorting Equipment as "The Guardian" of its production line

October 26 , 2021

Dole and Italy's Molari Berries form partnership in Mexico to test new varieties

The partnership, with has been made with Dole through Molari's subsidiary G-Berries, which was launched at the beginning of 2021, to test and develop commercial production.
October 25 , 2021

Walmart announces biggest-ever distribution center for groceries

The 720,000+ square-foot facility for fresh and frozen groceries in South Carolina's Spartanburg County, set to open in 2024.
October 22 , 2021

Innovative tomato pruning robot can work all day in greenhouses

The Dutch company Priva has presented Kompano, its first robot on the market that can move around the greenhouse safely and independently while working alongside other employees.
October 19 , 2021

Mangos the size of soccer balls are harvested in Colombia

Liliana Garnica Ruíz has the giant mango crops on her farm and the fruit was from organic crops that use a process based on soil improvement.
October 11 , 2021