John Berden of Blueberry Giant on the 2025 blueberry harvest:
Sector | Machinery
A recent innovation from the Italian company Rinieri
Mechanical weed control technology exported to 60 countries worldwide
“We are launching the FAP-3000 industrial pineapple peeler and corer in October”
AGV50 by Zetapack (Italy)
New technology for weighing delicate vegetables
"The future of potato processing is local, smart, and increasingly customized"
Almondco adds new handling system in Renmark
"Both systems have their own advantages”
Manual and dynamic weighing lines for soft fruit packing
Georgia corn operation adds on fresh-cut corn processing facility
B&B Fruit focuses on extending the season with new plum varieties
"Our goal is to have plums on the market until the end of October"
Nicola Amenduni Spa will attend the ASEAN Avocado Seminar
The avocado oil industry is set to experience significant growth
WaterMed CEO, Gilbert Bell:
“We’re putting medical-grade water tech into the hands of growers”
Robot dogs and drones speed up plum logistics
Global delegates explore agri-tech ties with Shaanxi
Strawberry processing adapts to year-round demand
Launch of large-scale robotic mushroom harvesting and scanning system
Czech robot targets autonomous row crop farming
Avoridge packhouse upgrades avocado sorting line
Startup Karevo GmbH introduces AI-supported potato sorting to the market
"We enable medium-sized potato farms to take the step towards automation"
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Potato and onion processing machines up for auction
Helping processors protect the quality of leafy greens
New HPP system to expand juice production in Portugal
Kronen appoints Brønnum as distributor in Denmark
Verbruggen Palletizing Solutions works on palletiser upgrade
"New upper frame and manipulator enable palletizer to grow with customer needs"
Agriconetto (Italy):
The first batch of Acquaviva red onion bulbs is now available
FreshPlaza special on Automation
Sprout sorting automated with camera system and crate logistics
Dyson engineers vertical strawberry system to boost UK food security
“We get two-and-a-half times uplift in the output of the greenhouses”
Trackster: A patent by Dari Ecomeccanica
Harvesters available for open fields as well
TopControl
A solution to better manage mushroom packs
Reemoon promotes intelligent blueberry sorting with a new line launched in Lepe, Spain
John van Berlo, Industrial Auctions:
"When buying via a machinery auction, cost saving is often a factor"
Dawtona’s onion sorting & packaging line at online auction
“Dynamic weighing line leads to a noticeable productivity boost, by 30%”
Packaging as part of the production chain
"What we see now is not a return to paper, but a new development path”
"New micro vegetable slicer increases efficiency and reduces manual work"
BFM Italy: Solutions for orchards and vineyards
Customising a machine according to different production and organisational factors
Mart Boender, Tuinderij Boender:
"Future of outdoor lettuce relies on political action"
Hainan boosts sweet potato exports with heat treatment
Francisco López, manager of Ciagri:
"Labor costs can be reduced by up to 80% with a molded tray packer"
Fruit Day 2025 highlights horticulture innovation
FS-3600 expands with MultiSystem upgrade
U.S. citrus packer rolls out Tomra's LUCAi deep learning tech
Uzbek cherry exports end early in 2025
AI sorter launched for fruit and vegetable grading
Erik Vernooij, De Kersenhut:
"The key to growing cherry sales lies in better early-season varieties"
AI in asparagus and cherry harvesting:
"Half as many people for the same output"
Suriname receives first Indian-funded fruit processing machinery
Stefano Renzelli - Coveser
Smart fruit and vegetable chain: tailor-made solutions for sustainable agriculture
Sormac debuts CH-30 harvester and OptiPro automation for CEA leafy greens
China unveils gesture-controlled fruit harvesting robot
AI tractor tech to boost Australian nut farms
Customer day showcases fresh produce tech
Gatton AgTech Showcase returns October 2025
Carrot packer boosts capacity with new polishing tech
Biocaptur
"We are going to offer customers exceptional tomatoes in summer without a trace of Tuta"
Intrac Geosystems S.L.
"During the rains, many potato growers managed to save their crops with aerial applications using our drones"
Greefa marks 85 years in sorting technology
Vietnam durian farmers turn to drones for efficiency
UAV strike destroys major potato storage site in Ukraine
Calderoni Company (Italy)
Biological weed management made easy, even on slopes
Automated potato processing facility opens in Spain
Watermelon growers save 164M gallons with automation
Reduced waste with advanced citrus washing line
Green Sort blueberry sorting machine showcased during Macfrut
"Damage is something we can recognize, based just on the softness of the fruit"
De Zeeuw Brothers adopt year-round automation
Automated crate erector boosts production efficiency
Solving three key challenges in soft fruit packing
IIT Kharagpur develops robot for crop disease detection
Pune traders ban Turkish apples, Himachal seeks nationwide ban
Fabrizio Bertoluzzo from BFM:
"How we choose the right machinery for each farm"
Hans Kalter, Christiaens Agro Systems:
"Our 25th asparagus harvester is about to be put to work, also in the Netherlands"
Reservoir Farms opens robotics incubator in Salinas
Robotic vertical farm using automated cubic storage unveiled
Direct Carbon's compact Wunderpumpe-2 to debut at GreenTech Amsterdam
IPS Small by TopControl
A system that changes the packaging and weighing of berries
New cherry packing line for Washington grower
Marco Masotti, Maf-Roda
Dual Fast Pack packaging robot with fruit orientation system
Kronen and Urschel partner for food processing technology
China’s cherry prices drop as Latin American imports rise
Student teams win big at 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge
Automation in motion, from seeding to harvest
"We’ve designed a system that works across multiple farm formats"
Scottish farm boosts seed potato sorting with automation
Robotic apple picking tech acquired to boost automation efforts
Robotic harvesting tested for pome fruit viability
SM2 of PND (Italy)