Engineers and researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the University of Sydney have developed a mechanical weeding machine, that proves to be very effective in weed control in fallow.

If you've ever tried to ripen a piece of fruit by sticking it in a bag with a banana, you've harnessed the power of ethylene.

There has probably never been a time when food (at least in the developed world) has been safer. And yet there has probably never been a time when consumers in Europe are more concerned about what they eat and how it has been produced.

Since 2011, farmer Sean Stratman has grown kale, cauliflower, broccoli and squash in Carnation, Washington. Then, a few years ago, he added a new crop to his bounty: knowledge, using drones and the intelligent edge to get near-real-time information about issues like soil moisture and pests.

Australian startup thingc Robotics expects to deliver its first commercial agricultural robot in 18 months.

An Israeli startup hopes to disrupt the vegan food market by developing 3D printing technology that will be able to produce meat substitutes using plant-based formulations, saying the final product very closely resembles the experience of consuming natural meat. Its founder says it has “replicated… the complex matrix that is meat.”