Trellis posts in New York are vibrated in, not pounded, using down pressure from a loader and a vibrating cam. Growers in western New York are convinced they need to mechanize their fruit operations and improve labor efficiency if they are to flourish in the future, and they’re moving rapidly in that direction. Like growers in other parts of the country, they are focusing on platforms that can replace ladders for tasks such as pruning, thinning, trellis construction, and harvesting. They are also adopting machines that thin blossoms or fruit, top or hedge trees, and move bins. During the International […]