NEWS

Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC) and the Flex technology accelerator Lab IX have invested in CropX, a provider of adaptive irrigation. CropX plans to use the strategic partnerships to accelerate product development and expand market...

The third annual Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Tech Knowledge Symposium, May 17-19 in Santa Clara, California, aims to help industry members discover solutions and prepare for the future. In alliance with...

The farmers we met in Cuba were all in their 50s and had made career changes, such as transitioning from factory workers or Communist party officials to farmers. Direct-market farmers make...

The United Fresh Produce Association is now taking nominations for its first FreshTech Achievement Award, to be presented to a company or individual in recognition of outstanding technical achievement to advance the...

On March 8 and 9, a group of 50 tomato growers, owners and consultants from nine countries participated in the third Philips High Wire Event organized by Philips Horticulture LED lighting to...

A new type of commercial greenhouse panel improves light quality by amplifying colors that are beneficial to plants and generates electricity with no loss to production, according to the company...

Harvest Port Exchange, a shared economy marketplace for seasonally used agricultural assets, is launching on March 17. The company’s CEO Brian P. Dawson said, “The goal of the platform is...

Senninger announced the release of Pivot Placer, a cloud-based portal. According to the company, Pivot Placer provides easy access to information on customers’ irrigation equipment. Information avilable on the program includes geographical location,...

Dosatron International, Inc. announced that two of its water-powered chemical injectors, the D14WL2NAFII and D14WL3000NAFII, were tested and certified by NSF International. “We are excited to provide the only water-powered injectors that...

The Ohio State University has joined a coalition that will put important farm data into the hands of farmers while keeping it secure, the university said. The Agricultural Data Coalition (ADC) is...