1+ week, 3+ day ago   (663+ words) Berry packhouses have automated optical grading and high-speed packing in recent years, but the job of loading punnets into trays at the end of the line has remained largely manual. Punchbowl Automation is targeting that final step with its new…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (289+ words) FreshPlaza Tyrolean vegetable growers are looking back on what has been a difficult harvest year so far "Due to the prolonged heat wave with temperatures around 40 degrees, many crops have suffered heat stress Even though we can irrigate the vast…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (234+ words) Ontario fruit and vegetable growers are facing higher production costs, trade uncertainty, labour challenges, and pressure on farm-gate returns in 2026. Shawn Brenn, president of Brenn-B Farms Ltd., says production has become more difficult. "It's shocking to think that weather used…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (301+ words) FreshPlaza New Zealand's government has announced freshwater and resource management changes that reduce compliance pressure on horticultural growers and provide clearer rules while wider reforms continue Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) chief executive Kate Scott says the changes address growers' core…...