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High-tech orchard mech on display — Video
IFTA tour highlights cutting-edge machines.
Producing pears with lots of helping hands
Thousands of volunteers make harvest happen at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Medford Pear Orchard.
University of Minnesota gets Kudos for its latest apple release
The University of Minnesota’s apple breeding program has released its latest variety: MN33, branded as Kudos...
FIRA USA Day 2 features driverless equipment demos
Robotic demonstrations in simulated orchards and vineyards highlighted Day 2 of the FIRA USA agricultural automation conference and trade show in Salinas, California...
Growers gather in Canada’s Honeycrisp haven
IFTA tours orchards in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley.
Growers grin and pear it in Eastern Canada
Pears fill market niche for Nova Scotia grower.
WSU tech field day introduces a wide variety of research projects
Field day highlights precision application of fertilizer, virtual orchards to train robots and frost-tracking drones...
FIRA robotics conference opens in Salinas, California
The FIRA USA agricultural automation conference and trade show kicked off with robot demonstrations, a vendor trade show and presentations Sept. 19 in Salinas, California...
CMI Orchards announces partnership with Starr Ranch Growers; Gilbert Orchards moves to Washington Fruit Growers
This week, CMI Orchards, the Wenatchee-based sales and marketing company, announced a new partnership with Starr Ranch Growers...
Delivering data across Virginia vineyards
Communication network connects Virginia vineyards to more information.
USDOL proposes rule changes for H-2A program
The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a new rule that would strengthen H-2A worker protections...
WSU field day focuses on WA 64 harvest timing and WA 38 horticulture
To figure out the optimum harvest timing for WA 64, the new apple release from Washington State University, researchers will be picking at repeated intervals in coming weeks...
Co-op cooperation aims to keep the pear industry growing
New leaders at the Wenatchee River Valley’s three pear cooperatives share their vision for meeting the challenges facing the region.
Moffitt: Mixing it up in marketing
Pear promotions find success with diversified strategies.
Good to Know: The road to release
How WSU and the tree fruit industry work together on cultivar commercialization.
A better use for ag waste
Biochar company tests ancient technology in modern orchards to sequester carbon and boost tree growth.
Unstructured netting provides a bug barrier — Video
Growers try single-row tree netting as pest control.
Digital dialogues offer orcharding advice
The next wave of AI in the orchard arrives as tech startups rush to launch farming chatbots.
A random approach for measuring fruitlets
MSU tool seeks to simplify crop load management.
Fight pests by phone
Michigan grape app aids pesticide application process.
Northwest pear growers show strong support for continuing marketing order
As pear growers in Washington and Oregon head into harvest, they continue to show strong support for their marketing order program...
Bots, bees and berries
Field day showcases new technologies aiming to boost blueberry production.
Five-minute survey to help steer the future of Washington tree fruit industry
The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission is developing a new tree fruit technology roadmap and needs grower input to help determine the industry’s top technology-related priorities...
WSU receives $3 million robotics grant
Washington State University has received a $3 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to train engineering students to design robots that work well with, and for, people...
Flight school for future ag drone flyers
Technology consortium reaches out to future ag tech workers.
Down to earth with drones
UAVs make commercial headway in the tree fruit industry.
Late freeze means less fruit for New England growers
Low temperatures hit Northeastern fruit.
Michigan’s Ridgefest focuses on labor
Michigan Pomesters held its 12th annual Ridgefest field day Aug. 3...
Washington’s Smart Orchard field day draws crowds for irrigation, nutrient and application optimization
More than 100 people watched driverless tractors and smart apply sprayers at the 2023 Smart Orchard field day...
Instant vineyard — Video
WSU demos mechanized planter that installs every component of a new vineyard.