


Why you need a monitoring sensor for your cool room
If you operate a cool room to store fresh produce, you already know how vital it is to maintain optimal storage conditions. However, simply monitoring

10 Agtech Startups to Watch in 2022: Disrupting the Food Industry
The global population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, and the demand for food will increase by 60%. This means that it is

Agtech firm discovers markers to make tomatoes resistant to dread virus
TomaTech announces ‘major advancement’ in fight against tomato brown rugose fruit virus; discovery of DNA markers will pave way to more resistent fruit. Israeli ag-tech

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

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.

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

Top 5 Agriculture Robots ruling the World
Whether you’ve read about it in books or seen it on TV and in movies, robots and automation are taking over the world. Well, maybe

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

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

AgTech applications could ‘revolutionize’ cotton farming industry, say Monash researchers
Researchers at Monash University are applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and game-design practices to reduce spray drift from agricultural pesticides, minimizing the negative impact on