Rice and wheat are harvested with combine harvesters. Yet strawberries are still picked by hand at a time when growers are facing rising labor costs and serious labor shortages. So why aren’t we seeing more mechanization being deployed for specialty crops?
Pennsylvania-based Four Growers just released its second-generation automatic harvester for greenhouse-grown tomatoes.
The company’s first product will be a “clean propagation system” to ensure healthier, higher-quality plants.
Robots that automate the task of weeding are far and away the most popular right now amongst specialty crop growers, says Western Growers.
Tepbac stands out for its unwavering commitment to bettering the lives of shrimp farmers and improving the aquaculture industry of Vietnam.
Carbon Robotics will bring its LaserWeeder robot to new parts of North America and launch into international markets in the near future.
The now-defunct startup’s former VP Chris Cerveny says everything from timing to funding to how automation gets deployed can impact a farm’s lifespan.
Panelists at World Agri-Tech and in AgFunder’s new report say agrifoodtech investment will get worse, but those solving ‘the right’ issues have opportunity.
If crickets—which pack an attractive nutritional punch with a low environmental impact—are going to gain traction in the alternative protein market, two things must happen, says Aspire Food Group. Costs must come down and supplies of consistent, high-quality raw material must go up.
Speakers at this year’s Indoor Ag-Con offered the indoor farming industry insights, predictions and some major reality checks about the future.
Indoor Ag-Con panelists discuss vertical farming failures and assemble a checklist of best practices to help the industry moving forward.
For many startups, the challenge isn’t getting a first round of funding; it’s getting the kind of funding that can truly propel growth.
SwarmFarm combines autonomous vehicles with an open network to help farmers customize equipment based on their individual needs.
Ongoing labor shortages and a need to cut costs are fueling a new class of foodservice robotics, from ‘bots that mix drinks to burger vending machines.
Vertical farms in Calgary and Montreal will enable GoodLeaf Farms to serve Canadian customers coast to coast starting in 2023.
The FlyFeed founder describes his journey from working at SaaS startups to building his own insect protein company to combat global hunger.
Verdant technology can spray for weeds, fertilize and treat plants for pests while simultaneously scanning a field and collection data.
Employees say every part of the indoor farm robotics company was impacted, from engineering to learning and talent to the robotics team itself.
A shift has occurred in the farm robotics category and The Mixing Bowl and Better Food Ventures have put together a market map detailing nearly 250 startups automating various activities on crop farms operating both indoors and outdoors to highlight its depth.
Deere is investing in not one company but an entirely new way of doing crop protection and, ultimately, commodity farming.
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