New Horticultural Technology Tools at Your Fingertips [Opinion]

Dozens of tech companies are looking for solutions to real-world problems vegetable growers face. We take a look at what it could really mean for you and your business.

Hopes are high that the school’s new agriculture research center will help growers solve production issues and feed the globe.

Even in a plugged-in world, the basics are needed now more than ever.

A lot of new terms are thrown around by technology experts as if the rest of us should understand what they mean. Here’s a quick list of definitions for words and phrases you may hear.

Silicon Valley has taken an interest in our industry. It’s pouring millions into horticultural research without a guarantee of return.

Robotics, bi-axe growing systems the highlight of sessions.

Employing the latest horticultural technology tools could have substantial financial benefits for producers of hand-picked specialty crops, according to a new research paper.

Ideas welcome at event geared for innovators.

While agricultural technology has been talked about for a while, it seems like it’s time to put on your seatbelts and prepare for takeoff.

At California State University, Fresno, scientists are studying how drones can save almond growers water — and help them use less labor too.

Thanks to the latest in software technology, real-time decisions can be made with one swipe of your finger.

New Florida-based organization is seeking to break down barriers between farmers and shoppers by providing a platform to not only show what is grown, but how it’s grown.

Land O’Lakes Prize offers up $150,000 to help make drones more useable for farmers

Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology Scholarships promote sustainability.

Like it or not, technology is going to have a dramatic effect on fruit growing over the next few years.

In the high desert of Arizona grows the world’s biggest viticulture laboratory.

Scientists aiming to make difficult climate-based production decisions easier for growers.

Modern tools of hort tech are ripe to inspire the next generation of productivity and profitability.

Can farmers actually reach the point of having too much information?