Self driving cars, facial recognition software, mobile cheque deposits, the way facebook knows to tag your friend Andrew in all your pictures of him without asking; a huge variety of technologies, even those we take for granted, employ state of the art technology in computer vision. In agriculture, the applications of computer vision are also growing fast. In part one of our series on computer vision in agtech, we’ll answer some basic questions about the nature of computer vision and discuss its applications in autonomous weeding, harvest and quality control.

Last week we took a look at computer vision; what it is, how it works, and some of the applications for computer vision in agtech. This week we’ll go over some further applications for machine vision technology in autonomous vehicles, drone and UAV monitoring and mapping, and quality assurance.

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, questions about food security are at the forefront of consumer consciousness, and while supplies may be abundant, experts suggest that increased logistical challenges are on the way.

As more restaurants and businesses close and consumer anxieties rise, do consumers need to be worried about contracting COVID-19 from their groceries? Experts say that there is no evidence that fresh produce (or any other foods) can transmit the coronavirus.

Croptracker is pleased to announce our return to the Journées Horticoles et Grandes Cultures / Horticultural and Field Crop Days 2025. The show is at the Saint-Rémi Recreation and Culture Centre and will run from November 25-27th. You can register, learn more about other attendees and view the show map HERE.

The 2026 growing season is just around the corner, and we are thrilled to kick it off at Canada’s premier horticultural event. Croptracker is officially heading to the >Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention (OFVC) in Niagara Falls!

As an Ontario-born company, OFVC is one of our favorite stops on the event calendar. It is a unique opportunity to connect directly with the growers, researchers, and industry leaders who drive the horticultural sector forward. Whether you are a long-time Croptracker user or looking for new ways to streamline your farm’s data, we’d love to see you there.

Croptracker is looking forward to returning to this year’s Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention (OFVC), February 19-20 at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre. As one of the largest and longest running horticulture conferences in Canada, the OFVC is always an important way to build relationships with industry experts and new clients and strengthen ties with our loyal customers.

Croptracker is very excited to announce we will be exhibiting at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce and Floral Show this year. The show will be hosted at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from October 17-19th.

Croptracker recently released a new feature available to all our users on our reports called ‘SearchPanes’. Because this feature is potentially helpful to all our users, we have decided to drop a mini use case and help illuminate how and when to use it.

Croptracker is thrilled to be returning to Berlin this year for Fruit Logistica, February 5-7, 2025. With over 66,000 produce industry professionals from around 145 countries, Fruit Logistica is the perfect place to meet with new and existing customers and contacts. This year’s slogan is ‘Fruitful Connections’ and the conference promises to emphasize the importance of the connections between the people who shape the global fresh produce industry. Come stop by in Hall 3.1, Booth C-34 to connect with Croptracker!

Croptracker is excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Journées Horticulture et Grandes Cultures 2024 conference in Saint-Rémi Quebec! Croptracker staff will be at Booth 37 all three days from November 26-28, 8:30 - 5pm at the Saint-Rémi Community Center. This annual event is a cornerstone for innovation in the agriculture industry in Quebec, bringing together leading professionals, growers, and technology experts in horticulture and field crops.

A grower’s responsibility for their produce does not end when harvest is done. Although the work to grow and harvest fresh produce takes months (or in the case of the pineapple - years), it is really only half of the battle. The second half of the work is the fast paced work of produce sales. Making sure the harvest reaches a dinner plate before it spoils is also a huge amount of work.

In this Croptracker Use Case article we will be highlighting our bucket and bin tracking harvest workflows that allow for both detailed employee productivity tracking, and large harvest container inventory tracking using the Punch Clock/Production Practice and Harvest modules. In previous use case articles we have talked about how Croptracker can help quickly and accurately link field packed pieces to pickers. This workflow works to provide harvest inventory traceability at a larger, manageable, level for shipping, storage and packing teams, while ensuring labor efficiency and costs can be tracked accurately to the picker.

Is your data secure? Here's how we keep your data safe at Croptracker.

We’re always growing at Croptracker, so we are thrilled to announce the opening of our new American head office in Salinas, California.

Printing on the Go – Why Mobile Printers are a Game-Changer for Farms

Modern agriculture demands real-time data and documentation right where the work happens. Gone are the days of returning to the office just to print a label or a receipt. Many farmers are already using a wide variety of farm management apps to document their farm activities and ensure traceability and food and work safety. Combined with mobile printers growers can get an extremely practical way of empowering field teams to generate essential records, receipts, and labels directly on-site, saving time and boosting productivity.

It’s not possible to sidestep the ongoing loom of the pandemic when talking about this year, which has produced seismic and international disruption across industries and personal lives. In the face of these new challenges, we are particularly humbled and grateful for our company’s successes in 2020. When reviewing our achievements, we reflect on the impact we have made with our new tools and are energized by our evolving plans for the year ahead.

The world of agriculture is constantly evolving. Trade challenges, coupled with changing climates and shifting industry landscapes is always pushing growers to seek innovative solutions. Solutions have to balance enhanced productivity while minimizing environmental impact. This pursuit has led to a growing adoption of nuianced and responsive strategies like Integrated Pest Management (IPM). IPM strategies are becoming increasingly necessary due to complex challenges posed by climate change and the persistent issue of pesticide resistance. 

This article is the first part of our ongoing security series.

It’s not a new piece of advice: where there’s a login, there’s risk of security breach – following best password practices will provide protection and reassurance. The threat of having data compromised is widely understood, but research suggests that commitment to digital security remains lax for most individuals from its American sample. So maybe... the Dos and Don’ts are a little foggy.