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New Technology and Buyers’ Guide
Featured stories covering new technology in this issue, plus our annual Buyers’ Guide.
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Vineyard sprayers: Applying knowledge
Washington State University sprayer evaluation helps growers optimize vineyard sprayer performance.
A high-tech ball for berries
Berry Impact Recording Device rides along for harvest, packing.
Wine tech award winners
New products help take the guesswork out of the vineyard.
Tarts with a touch of romance
University of Saskatchewan breeding program yields some surprising dwarf cherries.
Going undercover with drape netting
U.S. universities embark on studies to examine drape netting over high-value apple orchards.
Shaking it up in the orchard: Video
WSU continues work on tiered shake-and-catch harvester.
Battling birds with lights, sounds — Video
Makers of new noise and laser deterrents promise birds won’t habituate to the technology.
Be gone, starlings
Bird control in British Columbia benefits from area-wide approach.
Before you dig
Simple check can avoid underground dangers.
MCP treatments can be tricky
New study confirms numerous factors that go into successfully using MCP on pears.
A bad blightmare of a year
Don’t stop cutting away fire blight after harvest, or a bad season will get worse.
Good to Know: Food safety Q&A
To keep you abreast of the latest information, Good Fruit Grower, in cooperation with industry professionals, is presenting an occasional column to answer some of the more frequently asked questions about implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act.
The new buzz for blossoms
Drones won’t replace bees for pollination, but they may help.
Guilherme Fontanella Sander, a young grower from Vale do Sol, Brazil
family background / Guilherme grew up working alongside his father Renato and mother Edna at orchards in Southern Brazil. Guilherme obtained his master’s