Engineering immunity in trees

Engineering immunity in trees

Kate Prengaman2024-08-22T14:45:08-07:00August 29th, 2024|August 2024 Issue, Cherries, Diseases, Kate Prengaman, Technology and equipment|

New USDA research program brings cutting-edge, disease-fighting technology from citrus to cherry.

Sounding the alert for spotted lanternfly

Sounding the alert for spotted lanternfly

Matt Milkovich2024-09-17T11:26:28-07:00August 27th, 2024|August 2024 Issue, Grapes, Insects and mites, Matt Milkovich, Pest Management|

Stakeholder networks attempt to slow spread of spotted lanternfly.

Ag researchers learning how to teach a robot

Ag researchers learning how to teach a robot

Matt Milkovich2024-08-21T12:32:35-07:00August 22nd, 2024|August 2024 Issue, Grapes, Matt Milkovich, Technology and equipment|

Scientists at Cornell and Carnegie Mellon universities are teaching a machine to prune grapevines like humans do.

Ag tech apps with a small-farm focus

Ag tech apps with a small-farm focus

Matt Milkovich2024-08-20T07:49:34-07:00August 20th, 2024|August 2024 Issue, Labor, Matt Milkovich, Technology and equipment, TJ Mullinax|

Labor apps expand reach to help growers with smaller operations.

Data-based dialogues help ag industry grow

Data-based dialogues help ag industry grow

Kate Prengaman2024-08-13T12:34:04-07:00August 15th, 2024|August 2024 Issue, Crop management, Kate Prengaman, Technology and equipment|

Washington packer puts new focus on experiments to test technology and communicate across the company.

Cloud-powered packing

Cloud-powered packing

Kate Prengaman2024-08-19T13:48:34-07:00August 6th, 2024|Apples, August 2024 Issue, Cherries, Kate Prengaman, Labor, Pears, Postharvest, Technology and equipment, TJ Mullinax|

New tools help fruit packers manage increasing amounts of data.

Automation adoption won’t drive itself

Automation adoption won’t drive itself

Ross Courtney2024-07-31T14:38:37-07:00August 1st, 2024|August 2024 Issue, Ross Courtney, Technology and equipment, TJ Mullinax|

Relationships between manufacturers, growers and distributors all help usher in automation technology.

Good Stuff, August 2024

Good Stuff, August 2024

Good Fruit Grower2024-07-25T14:22:37-07:00August 1st, 2024|August 2024 Issue, Good Fruit Grower, Good Stuff|

A selection of the latest products and services for tree fruit and grape growers.

Sam Lutz and Cassian Ferlatte, young growers from Rockland, Nova Scotia

Sam Lutz and Cassian Ferlatte, young growers from Rockland, Nova Scotia

TJ Mullinax2024-08-01T09:04:35-07:00July 30th, 2024|Apples, August 2024 Issue, Technology and equipment, Videos, Young Grower|

family background/ Sam is a sixth-generation farmer who is engaged to Lucia Ellis and is the son of Larry and Janice Lutz. Cassian is a first-generation farmer who is married to Emily Lutz and is the son of Jean-Guy Ferlatte and Bernadette Fernandes.