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An Abundant Robotics employee monitors the end effector of the company's latest version of their robotic apple harvester at a T&G Global orchard in New Zealand in February 2019. The end effector uses a strong vacuum to pick apples from modern tree systems and deliver the fruit into a bin located at the rear of the machine. (Courtesy Abundant Robotics)

Getting ready for robots

March 28, 2019
Seen in this image from Abundant Robotics’ announcement video, the latest version of its apple harvester works a commercial apple block in New Zealand. (Courtesy Abundant Robotics)

Robotic picking machine’s first apple harvest underway: Video

March 27, 2019
Jim McFerran, left, receives the Erick Hanson Memorial Winegrape Grower of the Year Award. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Washington Winegrowers bestows annual awards

March 27, 2019
Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are mechanically harvested in October 2015 at Cold Creek Vineyard near the Columbia River’s Hanford Reach area in Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Lessons in supply and demand for wine grape growers

March 27, 2019
Cabernet Sauvignon grapes harvested in October 2015 at Cold Creek Vineyard near the Columbia River’s Hanford Reach area in Washington. Cold Creek is one of Ste. Michelle Wine Estate’s oldest and most prestigious vineyards in the state. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Headwinds approaching Washington wine industry

March 27, 2019
Tom Auvil, right, talks during a Washington State University WA 38 field day in September 2015, near Quincy, Washington. (Shannon Dininny/Good Fruit Grower)

Auvil: WA 38 management tips

March 18, 2019
Jim McFerran (left) receives the Erick Hanson Memorial Winegrape Grower of the Year Award at the 2019 Washington Winegrowers Association convention and trade show on Thursday, Feb. 14. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Winegrowers awards

February 14, 2019
From left, Sadie Drury, Bill Dickard, Lacey Lybeck and Joe Cotta speak about vineyard labor challenges and solutions during the 2019 Washington Winegrowers Association convention and trade show on Wednesday, February 13, at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Winegrowers Day 2

February 13, 2019
Attendees who braved the recent snowfall in the Pacific Northwest take a short break between sessions during the 2019 Washington Winegrowers Association convention and trade show on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. The main educational sessions take place here, on the ice of the Toyota Center at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Winegrowers kicks off

February 12, 2019
Raul Rodriguez, left, works to graft a grapevine in a block where a grower is switching varieties south of Kennewick, Washington, in April 2018. (Shannon Dininny/Good Fruit Grower)

Grafter provides cutting edge in the vineyard

February 11, 2019