Smartphones and artificial intelligence to help assess crop roots by Tatyana Ivanovich May 20, 2022 0 A Rochester Institute of Technology faculty member is creating new artificial intelligence systems that could empower agricultural researchers, breeders, nurseries...
California ag secretary Ross tells ag Summit: Innovation can lead the way by Tatyana Ivanovich May 20, 2022 0 Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, told a March 18 opening night audience for the...
Back to School with Fresh Produce by Tatyana Ivanovich May 25, 2022 0 Students are back in school, and DNO Produce is hard at work. The Columbus, Ohio-based produce distributor and fresh-cut processor has...
At 100-plus Years, Urschel Continues to Grow by Tatyana Ivanovich May 24, 2022 0 To think it all began with a gooseberry snipper. It was 1910. Gooseberries were big, being commercially grown in northern...
Inventor’s Machine Finds World Market by Tatyana Ivanovich May 24, 2022 0 From his base in North Hatfield, Mass., population 3,500, Ron Widelo is making international connections when it comes to fresh-cut...
Growing Consistency at Club Chef by Tatyana Ivanovich May 24, 2022 0 Club Chef in Covington, Ky., is a member of the Castellini Group of Companies. That’s a lot of Cs. But...
Back to the field once again by Tatyana Ivanovich May 24, 2022 0 The first paying job I ever had involved a short walk across the street. That’s where the asparagus field was....
Going green saves green: Food processors work with utilities to save energy by Tatyana Ivanovich May 24, 2022 0 Spending money to save money also means saving energy at Bolthouse Farms’ processing facility in Prosser, Wash. Jim Robbins, vice president of...
Quality Assurance Depends on Equipment, Systems by Tatyana Ivanovich May 24, 2022 0 Welcome to the world of quality assurance (QA) in fresh-cut produce. Regulators mandate it, customers expect it and fresh-cut processors...
Traceability: Connecting the Dots by Tatyana Ivanovich May 24, 2022 0 As outbreaks of bacterial contamination in produce keep popping up, public confidence is being tested — and so is the...