Michigan State University researchers are testing various harvesting equipment on tart cherries that aren’t amendable to traditional trunk shaking harvesters. This Korvan blueberry harvester, showing promise in preliminary tests, was able to harvest cherr Adapting an over-the-row blueberry harvester for tart cherries has several advantages compared to existing mechanical harvesters that work by shaking the trunks of tart cherries, says a Michigan State University horticulturist. However, the technology would require a different tree training system from the traditional, widely-spaced, tart cherry trees. Dr. Ron Perry, MSU horticulturist, sees potential with the over-the-row harvester for tart cherries after spending a season […]