Two northern California cherry packers are using new grading and sorting technology for the 2014 cherry season. Both held open houses in April to show off the new equipment to growers and industry members. Rivermaid Trading Company in Lodi installed a GP Graders Air Jet Defect Grader on a 40-lane cherry line, the largest ever installed by GP Graders, a company from Australia. The Air Jet grader uses optical technology and Ellips software to grade and size cherries for defects, softness, size, and color. The line includes a twin feed submersible dumper, new style cluster cutters, hydro-cooling shower conveyors, a […]