Fruit survey coming up
Starting in December, Washington State tree fruit and grape growers will be asked for information on their acreage, varieties, and
The Monster MASH
As grapes vibrate across the MOG separating table, seeds and shot berries fall through the screen. The bar in the
Nurseries need a tree counter
Robotics scientists at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania set out to develop a device to automatically measure the caliper of
New owner at Lamont Fruit Farm
Rod Farrow, who has worked for and with George Lamont for 30 years, took complete ownership of Lamont Fruit
Cherry harvest shifts later
Christine Dendy (left) shows Debbie Becker and an international group of cherry industry people around her packing house at
Fruit region is electric vehicle hub
The days of 30-cents-per-gallon gasoline are long gone, but new electric vehicles can run on the equivalent of that in
Platform transforms orchard work
Tom DeMarree bought this Blosi platform and uses it for many tasks, including installing trellis wire. Workers crimp stabilizer wires
Vacuum harvester passes bruising tests
Critical components of the DBR harvester are the vacuum tubes (green ones carry apples), the decelerator wheels (circular steel), and
Orchards designed for efficient harvest
Michael Zingler stands next to a planting of SweeTango in its third leaf and describes the reasoning behind the design
How do platforms impact workers?
Kit Galvin of the University of Washington explains how she is studying the health impacts of platform work. Rolf Luehs