New machines to handle over 1 million weekly packs for UK company
Stourgarden, a UK company that started in 1995 and now handles more than one million packs of onions per week, has recently purchased Newtec’s weighing machines to address their weighing and

Frederick Hiam invests £2.5 mln in vegetable factory in Brandon
East Anglian vegetable producer Frederick Hiam has invested £2.5 mln in machinery, which will replace 20 seasonal workers. Frederick Hiam has upgraded its factory in Brandon with a new trimming

€600,000 for machine and facility to grade and package vegetables in Malta
In a joint effort between the Malta Food Agency and the Central Cooperative of Farmers, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, Anton Refalo inaugurated an investment of

Trapview uses AI and machine learning to monitor pests
Pest control is one of the battlegrounds of the agricultural sector. A problem that is increasing with climate change and which is depleting crops and taking away a large part of the investment of

“France will not sign the agreement with Mercosur under these conditions”
With 218 votes in favor and 58 against, French MPs are asking Emmanuel Macron to tell the European Commission that they oppose the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement (FTA) if the countries of the

Ireland first autonomous seed-n-weed robot gets to work in the southeast
Gary Abbott recently caught up Ireland's first autonomous field robot, the FarmDroid FD20, working in Co Kilkenny, weeding a crop of beet it had sown earlier in the spring. Nine months ago, we

Greenyard: Positive business year, strengthened market position, confident outlook for the future
Although the average per capita consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables declined by 10% in 2022, Greenyard's like-for-like sales increased by 7.9% year-on-year to €4.638bn, despite the current

Sormac: A success story without equal
On 12 May 2003, an unusual success story began in Venlo: Sormac was founded. What started with 16 employees and an initial turnover of around two million euros quickly developed into a worldwide

"This laser sealing machine makes production processes cheaper, easier and faster"
The Danish Newtec company is a well-known manufacturer of weighing, packing and sorting machinery primarily for the fruit and vegetable industry. Newtec’s laser FlowPack700 is a solution for

Untapped potential highlighted in the KZN South Coast’s crop export market
For years, the KZN South Coast’s local farmers have taken advantage of the area’s nutrient-rich soil, steady rainfall pattern, and high duration of sunshine to grow and export quality bananas

Thousands flock to G’s open farm extravaganza
G’s Fresh welcomed over 7,500 visitors to its site on Open Farm Sunday this year. The event on 11 June was boosted by some of the best weather of the year so far, with activities spread across

Harnessing the power of drones in horticulture
As technology continues to reshape industries across the globe, the horticulture sector stands on the brink of an exciting transformation: the use of drones. These remarkable machines possess the