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Nature Fresh Farms Revolutionizes Tomato Harvesting with Robots & AI   Nature Fresh Farms, one of North America’s leading greenhouse farms, recently implemented an automated solution to harvest tomatoes.  Now, with the help of robotics and AI, they can meet increasing customer orders and overcome labor challenges. Challenges solved by: FOUR GROWERS A need to …

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Phospholutions Releases Life Cycle Assessment Demonstrating a Nearly 50% Decrease in Phosphorus Fertilizer Carbon Emissions and Impact to Freshwater Ecosystems.   State College, PA, – Phospholutions Inc., a pioneer in sustainable fertilizer technology, announces industry-leading carbon reduction in phosphorus fertilizer production following a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) of their groundbreaking RhizoSorb® technology conducted by Sustainable Solutions Corporation. This …

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Over 220 farms sold in 2023 with strong institutional growth ahead of previously announced business combination with Agrinam   BOSTON, Jan. 31, 2024 — Freight Farms, Inc. (“Freight Farms”), an innovative agtech company and leader in hydroponic container farming, and Agrinam Acquisition Corporation (TSX:AGRI.U) (“Agrinam”) announced substantial growth in year-over-year orders of Freight Farms’ flagship Greenery farm in 2023 (32%), showcasing need from institutions and …

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Six complementary technologies planned for waste-to-value site in global first designed to decarbonise food production and maximise resource efficiency.   “GigaFarm” capable of replacing 1% of UAE food imports set for construction in Dubai Food Tech Valley ‍Food Tech Valley has signed an agreement at COP28 with ReFarmTM to start construction on a 900,000 sq. ft. …

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Jennifer Marston US-based Freight Farms, which provides container farming technology to the indoor ag industry, plans to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Agrinam Acquisition Corp. The deal values Freight Farms at $147 million. The company says this move will enable it to “aggressively” scale its business. Freight Farms has …

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Series A Investment to Help Accelerate Technology Expansion for INvision Trials and Apogee ST. LOUIS, August 2, 2023 (Newswire.com) – Ag industry pioneer and St. Louis-based INTENT announced an equity investment from BioGenerator Ventures to help accelerate industry-changing advancements in agriculture, with particular emphasis on the commercial expansion of INvision Trials and Apogee technologies. INvision Trials is a new …

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The spotted-wing drosophila is a threat to fruit growers across the US and Europe. Crispr could thwart the pest’s numbers. In 2008, A fruit fly known as the spotted-wing drosophila made its way from Southeast Asia to the continental US, likely hitching a ride on fruit shipments. First detected in California raspberry fields, the insect rapidly …

Scientists Are Gene-Editing Flies to Fight Crop Damage Read More »

AgroSpheres to create over 50 jobs, enhance production, and build a demonstration facility for new products   RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that AgroSpheres, a leader in developing the next generation of environmentally friendly crop health products, will invest $25 million to expand in Albemarle County. The company will increase production space …

Virginia Agriculture Startup to Expand in Albemarle County with $25 Million Investment Read More »

To help maximize the efficiency of the future of tomato production, Syngenta Vegetable Seeds and Four Growers, Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pa., collaborate to test out the GR-100 robotic harvester in tomato research, according to a release from Syngenta. The goal, Syngenta says, is to help create greater efficiencies, sustainable practices and to maximize yields at …

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Stephanie Gamez packed some unusual luggage as she prepared last year to make a cross country drive from San Diego to St. Louis. She brought with her hundreds of thousands of flies. Flies are typically baggage Gamez brings on a trip, but they were a “precious” belonging in this case. They were part of effort to …

Agtech startup Agragene relocates from San Diego to St. Louis, bringing with it thousands of fruit flies Read More »