Evolution shapes new rules for ant behavior, research finds
May 15, 2013 — In ancient Greece, the city-states that waited until their own harvest was in before ...
Better wheat varieties in the future? Wheat genome shows resistance genes easy to access
Apr. 29, 2013 — It’s hard to go anywhere without a map — especially into the deep and ...
Oregon Worker Dies After Falling Into Meat Grinder
An Oregon man contracted to clean a meat processing plant died last week when he fell into a ...
Europe needs genetically engineered crops, scientists say
Apr. 25, 2013 — The European Union cannot meet its goals in agricultural policy without embracing genetically engineered crops (GMOs). That’s the conclusion ...
Just what makes that little old ant… change a flower’s nectar content?
Apr. 24, 2013 — Ants play a variety of important roles in many ecosystems. As frequent visitors to flowers, they ...
Hydrogen sulfide greatly enhances plant growth: Key ingredient in mass extinctions could boost food, biofuel production
Apr. 17, 2013 — Hydrogen sulfide, the pungent stuff often referred to as sewer gas, is a deadly substance ...
UK: M&P Engineering re-launches onion peeling machines
UK: M&P Engineering re-launches onion peeling machinesM&P Engineering have begun production of an updated version of an ...
Italy: Unitec to speak at UC Davis’ workshop on new post-harvest technologies
Italy: Unitec to speak at UC Davis’ workshop on new post-harvest technologiesOn the 14th-15th of March 2013, Unitec spa, a company specialised in the design and manufacture of ...
SN Offers New iPhone/iPad App
SN is offering a new and improved — and still free — iPhone app where food industry news, trends and much more are available at your fingertips.
The new universal app also works ...
Seattle Puts Healthy Snacks in City’s Vending Machines
Three years after Seattle put healthy snacks in vending machines located in parks and recreation facilities, the city Monday applied the policy to all its properties.
That means that ...
Whole Foods to Use Transcritical Refrigeration System
AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market here plans to open a store in Brooklyn, N.Y., in November that will be one of the first in the U.S. to deploy an environmentally friendly transcritical ...
Netherlands: Successful exhibition for Tibo Blocker
The latest Mechanization Exhibition in Vijfhuizen, Holland was a great success for TIBO / BLOKKER. With much interest and several requests from customers from home and abroad, the outlook ...
EU: Zenatek provides tracking in real time
Knowing the exact location and state of produce shipments can go a long way toward reducing shrinkage along the cold chain. Zenatek is composed by 3 companies, in Monaco, New York and ...
Unitec new technologies for sorting and packing fresh fruit and vegetables
UNITEC SpA, a company specialized in the design and manufacturing of innovative technologies and systems for sorting and packing over 35 kinds of fresh fruit and vegetables in more ...
Spain: SW 6010, advanced technology for the strawberry harvest
Last spring Spanish company Agrobot presented the prototype SW 6010 to aid in the harvest of strawberries. The harvest machine was shown to be 50% more cost efficient.
“We are ...
Eagle Packaging Machinery eyes produce uses
By Mike Hornick
Miami-based Eagle Packaging Machinery LLC has its sights set on the fresh produce industry, among others, with its Boxxer case erector loader sealer system.
“We ...
Netherlands: GEA SmartPacker announces ultrasonic sealing breakthrough
With an installed base of GEA SmartPacker vertical packaging machines that have ultrasonically sealed more than 100 million bags worldwide, GEA Food Solutions says it has demonstrated ...
Colombia: Turbana strengthens partnership with One Laptop per Child
Turbana has announced its partnership with the “One Laptop per Child” foundation in order to provide new and durable XO laptops to Turbana’s banana and plantain-growing regions. ...
