The world of precision technology is as fast moving as it is complex. Companies that at first appeared viable for the long run have long nabbed their long-awaited venture capital exits, and the segment potentially will appear dramatically different...

The 10th edition of “Berries of Ukraine-2019: Fresh & Frozen” held in Kyiv, impressed the Fructidor team by the new start-ups willing to implement Artificial Intelligence technologies to the market. Algo Human, one of Ukrainian start-ups representing robotization approach,...

What do you need to do or know about the latest technology for agriculture? What will it take to position yourself for success? These and other topics were part of the Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) sixth Tech Knowledge conference...

Reading this month’s cover story on the move to mechanize the apple industry, I couldn’t help but think of the irony that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, writes...

Winemaking may be one of the modern era’s oldest industries, but today many point to climate change as a crisis that may threaten future viability of the wine industry in some regions. Winemakers and grape growers have embraced new...

Roboticists are creating crop-specific machines to harvest fruits and veggies, reports Matt Simon for Wired. There’s the robot that harvests lettuce with a knife made of water. Now comes the apple-picking robot, a metallic farmer that just graduated from...

An Irish-led research project aims to harness the power of supercomputers to help vineyards across the globe improve grape quality and yields. If successful, the project could lead to better-tasting and potentially cheaper wine, writes John Kennedy for Silicon...

It’s no secret that automation is the future of agriculture. For grower John Coleman of Coleman Farming, LLC, in Fresno, CA, that realization came quite early, writes Christina Herrick on GrowingProduce.com. Coleman distinctly remembers a scene from the 1984 movie...

Washington State University (WSU) scientist Manoj Karkee was recently named a 2019 Pioneer for his work in artificial intelligence and internet of things by Connected World magazine, according to an article on GrowingProduce.com. Among his projects, Karkee is building...

Florida avocados are under attack! The deadly laurel wilt disease has taken a large bite out of the nutritious tree fruit crop in recent years, according to an article on GrowingProduce.com. In response, stakeholders have mounted concerted efforts to...

We know precision agriculture is going to be a key component of the future of the fruit and nut industries. It’s no secret that labor is becoming harder to come by and growers are increasingly turning to automation to...

Many reports on adopting robotic harvesters for apple harvesting have been encouraging in recent years, writes Kenong Xu on GrowingProduce.com. Replacing human pickers with robotic fruit harvesters would be a dream come true for apple growers. However, how long...

Agriculture is going through an equivalent of what the computer industry went through in the 1970s and 1980s. That’s when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were creating the first Apples in the garage of Job’s childhood home, Bill Gates...

A new high-tech approach to growing citrus in south Lake County, Florida, is happening at Cherrylake, reports Martin Proctor on the South Lake Tablet website. Through its sister company IMG Citrus, Cherrylake is planting citrus on its property in...

There are ways mechanization can help winegrape growers complete vineyard tasks more efficiently and make more informed vineyard decisions. One tool currently in development will help growers assess plants in a more direct way, leading to more effective pruning...

Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard in LaFayette, NY, is the first orchard in the world to use drones to pollinate their apple trees, reports Syracuse.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REresGT06CY Dropcopter, a start-up company, used a hexacopter drone to spray pollen on five acres at...

If you’re into conspiracies, you might be interested to know that I have stumbled onto a doozy, writes David Eddy on GrowingProduce.com. And it looks like this one might extend all the way up into the highest reaches of...

As this drone flies over a field of strawberries, it’s providing the grower with valuable scouting information at a much faster pace than the standard boots-on-the-ground view. Photo: PrecisionHawk Imagine waking up to find that Mother...

When it comes to the mechanization of the fruit industry, and the overall goal of reducing reliance on laborers who will soon become unavailable, we understand your confusion, writes David Eddy on GrowingProduce.com. You want simple answers, but if...

Avocados are one of the few crops in Chile that can economically be commercially cultivated on hills. On one hand hills don’t contain pests or diseases that require frequent control measures, on the other hand however, maintenance and harvesting...