Valley farmers get creative as agriculture industry evolves
November 9, 2021
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Outside the asphalt, bluestone, and concrete of the JMU bubble and city of Harrisonburg rests a world that students are more likely to smell than
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Valley farmers get creative as agriculture industry evolves
Outside the asphalt, bluestone, and concrete of the JMU bubble and city of Harrisonburg rests a world that students are more likely to smell than
James Faris
Food Loss & waste
From Farm-to-Fork: the 5 stages of wasting food
It is quite well known that up to 50% of our fresh produce goes to waste each year. From the farms, through the supply chains,
Mitch Swanson
Agtech
Can Climate Victory Gardens Help Solve the Climate Crisis?
Thousands of people worldwide are gardening to grow food and curb climate change as part of nonprofit Green America’s Climate Victory Gardens campaign.
Julia John
Cold Chain
The importance of monitoring Post-Harvest Ethylene
Ethylene measurement has always been incredibly important in the postharvest supply chain. When ethylene levels are high inside of storage facilities, they can drastically reduce
Alex Mospanyuk
Agtech
What is Precooling? Why is it so important?
Precooling is a removal method of “field heat” that is used among crops post-harvest. Field heat is the difference in temperature between the actual temperature
Alex Mospanyuk
Agtech
The Top 5 Agricultural Robots that are Ruling the World
The impact that automation has left on each and every sector is commendable. We have got used to automation so much that getting done with
Mitch Denton
Agtech
Top 5 ways AI and Machine Learning are helping Supply Chains
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been positively disrupting the agricultural industry over the last decade. From farm-to-fork, technology has been able to help reduce risk, streamline
Josh Dunford
Food Loss & waste
Agriculture’s Greatest Myth: There Isn’t an Impending Food Crisis
Sustainable, local, organic food grown on small farms has a tremendous amount to offer. Unlike chemical-intensive industrial-scale agriculture, it regenerates rural communities; it doesn’t pollute
Jonathan Latham
Agtech
Why is Cold Chain Transparency with Fresh Produce Important?
In today’s world, the consumer is becoming more and more aware of the different allergens and origins of the fresh produce that is supplied to
Josh Dunford