Technology news from FPJ – Page 4
-
Article
New platform to streamline fresh produce payments
FruPay financial solution from FruPro speeds up payments and helps makes trade more efficient and secure
-
Article
Bristol Uni spin-out lands £500k for greenhouse shading tech
Smart shade coating optimises growing conditions and reduces overheating, allowing a 34 per cent yield boost, according to Albotherm
-
Article
Tong unveils compact FieldLoad PRO
New model is aimed at growers with lower throughput requirements
-
Article
British Potato Show returns in November
Trade show in Harrogate will feature record number of exhibition stands, as well as seminars and the National Potato Industry Awards ceremony
-
Article
ABZ Innovation targets UK with precision ag drones
Hungarian agtech firm “poised to enter” UK market with precise spraying drones designed to reduce inputs and alleviate workforce pressures
-
Article
North Wales VF project extended
Anglesey vertical farming project is extended after success helping fresh produce growers
-
Article
Webfleet helps Riverford reach EV goals
The organic veg box company is using Webfleet’s management solution to maximise the efficiency of its electric vans
-
Article
Brassica Alert goes live
Syngenta’s new digital data-sharing platform Brassica Alert is now live and ready to help with pest and disease decisions
-
Article
Dyson Farming invests £11m in strawberry glasshouse extension
Glasshouse engineering specialist CambridgeHOK to add 4.7-hectare extension to Dyson’s existing facility in Carrington, helping to lengthen UK strawberry season
-
Article
Festival of Fresh 2023 in pictures
FPJ’s open-air summer festival allowed the UK fresh produce trade to catch up, share ideas, enjoy the sun and take in a heavy-hitting speaker programme at the site of AMFRESH’s new packhouse and innovation centre
-
Article
Slimers to supply slug-control solutions
£2.6m Defra-funded project launched to revolutionise slug control for farmers
-
Article
B-Hive trials TuberSense system
Agri-tech innovator’s potato disease detection system enters advanced testing phases
-
Article
Tesco reveals new buying strategy at Festival of Fresh
Produce category director Tom Mackintosh says it is time for Tesco to find new balance between long-term contracts and greater responsiveness to the market following shortages
-
Article
AI shows real potential
Despite public fears over its impact, many believe we have still only caught a glimpse of artificial intelligence’s full potential in the fresh produce business
-
Article
Kent gets hort innovation boost
Growing Kent and Medway/Canterbury Christ Church University agri-engineering collaboration launched to boost food innovation
-
Article
Project aims to develop ‘new source of plant protein’
Amaranth production is at the centre of two-year, Innovate UK-funded project led by Vertical Future
-
Article
Tesco launches agtech competition
Applications open for global agtech start-ups to advance supply chain sustainability
-
Article
Vertical Future partners with Modi Fresh in India
UK-based vertical farming technology expands into Indian market with Modi Fresh to develop consumer-facing brand
-
Article
Vertical farming business Eider VF enters administration
Company that develops vertical farms producing leafy greens is up for sale just one year after £50m cash injection
-
Article
New insect monitors listen out for bee activity in UK apple orchards
Insect tracking tech rolled out on three Kent apple orchards, providing real-time data on precious pollinator activity