[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Orchard platforms, as a tool to reduce the use of ladders to perform tasks like pruning and thinning, are moving from the research and demonstration stages to application as more orchardists adopt their use. An equipment manufacturer in Yakima, Washington, is making custom-built platforms to accommodate individual grower needs at an inexpensive cost, utilizing equipment already owned by the grower. Throughout the last few decades, creative and innovative growers have designed their own orchard platforms made […]