Smith’s Farm has established itself as a premier vegetable grower on the East Coast, but as it strives to continually increase efficiency in its operations, it is embracing technology and business partnerships to offer the best service possible to its customers.

Currently delivering an excellent season shaped by nearly 20 years leading the organic Canadian greenhouse category, OriginO presents a new look alongside its sales and marketing partner Oppy, as it heads to Organic Produce Summit.

Procurant unveiled a new voice-enabled rating feature in its Procurant Inspect application, further streamlining retail produce inspections while providing real-time data to buyers and sellers of fresh produce.

Pairwise, a food startup, launched its inaugural product, Conscious Greens, under its Conscious Foods brand. The product was developed with CRISPR gene-editing technology. The company's Purple Power Baby Greens Blend is a mix of colorful Superfood leafy greens with a unique, fresh flavor and up to double the amount of vitamins and minerals as Romaine.

Postharvest handling of some fruits involves additional steps that are critical to their success at retail.  Ripening with ethylene ensures that several of these commodities are at their ideal ripeness and will properly reach a dependable, ready-to-eat stage at the right time.  Ethylene is a natural plant hormone that various fruits release as they enter their climacteric stage, the period when fruit respiration increases and starches convert to sugars.  

Carbon Robotics, a leader in AI-powered robotics, closed $30 million in Series C financing from new lead investor Sozo Ventures along with existing investors Anthos Capital, Fuse Venture Capital, Ignition Partners, Liquid2 and Voyager Capital. The funding will be used to expand sales regions in North America, optimize and scale manufacturing, develop new software and hardware products, and launch into international markets. This latest round of financing brings Carbon Robotics’ overall funding to $67 million.