Technology for the packing house
Inventions developed in the course of building a better apple-harvesting system might have application also in packing houses. Picker Technologies
Safety regulations nix customized platforms
A worker uses a Girette to prune trees. (Courtesy Flathead Cherry Growers, Montana) Regulators in British Columbia, Canada, have developed
Concord grapes, part of American culture
Though Concord was generally accepted as being pure Vitis labrusca, horticulturists today believe it is a hybrid with another species
So, does it bruise the fruit?
The Picker Tech harvester is on tracks, making it easy to turn and reducing soil compaction. A concern about mechanically
On a FasTrack
Horticulturist Ralph Scorza pollinates plum flowers while geneticist Ann Callahan measures sugar content and molecular biologist Chris Dardick measures fruit
Postharvest potential for picking platform
George Lobisser sees potential for in-field postharvest treatments. Geraldine Warner When George Lobisser saw a new mobile apple-harvesting system in
South Carolina peach breeder wants better peaches, faster
Ksenija Gasic heads Clemson University’s peach-breeding program, which was recently revived after a 25-year hiatus. Richard Lehnert One of the
Under-cover operation
Workers wrap a rolled-up rain cover in black plastic to protect it through the winter. It remains attached to a
B.C.’s strategic plan stymied
When the British Columbia Fruit Growers’ Association launched its strategic plan four years ago, the priorities were to develop new
Picker and sorter
Miguel Geronimo found himself testing the new harvester during his first season as an apple picker. He previously worked in