EDEKA and Apeel now also give citrus fruits a longer shelf life

January 28 , 2020

Fostering collaboration in agricultural robotics, Naïo Tech outlines the unexpected

Providing autonomous mechanical weeding, a French startup tells us about its unexpectedly collaborative platform and how it solves the labor shortage issue.

January 23 , 2020

Australia: High-tech map shows fruit, macadamia farms hit by bushfires

Amid devastating bushfire activity across Australia, scientists have released a map that shows avocado, mango, olive, banana, macadamia and citrus orchards that have been impacted.

January 21 , 2020

Artificial pollination performs better - Israeli startup explains how

Faced with the global threat of dwindling honeybee populations and food security globally, Edete's artificial pollination provides solutions. The startup currently works with almond production.

January 09 , 2020

Two substrate industry leading producers join forces

A major Dutch substrate producer has purchased a 50% stake in a British-Sir Lankan coir manufacturer amid rising global demand for their products.

January 08 , 2020

Mexican vertical farming company uses shipping container farms

A pioneer in the country, the Mexican vertical farming project has a model that can be placed anywhere, from "parking lots to roofs".

January 03 , 2020

Strategies in selling the concept of vertical farming - Sweden's Grönska gives insight

One day, farming might not require specific knowledge and streamlined labor in vertical farms could result in a "McDonald's style" operation for extra-efficient urban farms. Swedish Grönska tells us about its strategies.

December 19 , 2019

Crop doctor app Plantix fills small-holder farmer advisory gap and democratizes knowledge

An innovative app that has around one million active users is helping to democratize knowledge and revolutionize farming for small-holder growers, providing them with crucial information that was previously scarcely available.

December 12 , 2019

New Zealand: Northland iwi community plants 20 hectare avocado orchard

Indigenous community NgāiTakoto, an iwi tribe of New Zealand, said its avocado orchard is part of a larger plan to expand iwi leadership in agribusiness.

December 10 , 2019

U.S.: New strawberry variety released by USDA

The new variety, which has high sweetness and moderate tartness, is good for growers in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern parts of the U.S.

December 09 , 2019