Spray drones with pinpoint accuracy, produce-picking robots, autonomous systems to monitor broiler chicken health, and artificial intelligence to predict yield before the buds have faded from the trees these are some of the solutions integrative precision agriculture promises an industry that is embracing the power of technology to address both age-old and emerging challenges.
Seeing how 2021 is being billed as the year of the fruits and vegetables, it is only fitting that we start the year off with a squabble of sorts.
Domestic blueberry shippers are growing more and more concerned with the increasing level of imported blueberries being used. The rub revolves around plunging markets due to an overlap of domestic and import products. While the majority of imported blueberries come from Chile & Peru, Mexico is the country currently in the grower’s crosshairs.
Blue Book has teamed with Agtools Inc., BB #:355102 the data analytic service for the produce industry, to see what the data shows about a fruit or vegetable in 2021.