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