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Oregon viticulturist tests, uses drone technology — Video
Chad Vargas demonstrates his modified DJI Phantom 4 drone from the back of his truck. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) Chad Vargas bought a drone
Spraying with precision — Video
Cornell researcher offers tips for making your grandfather’s sprayer more effective, but says precision sprayers are the future.
Matson leads industry in automated cold storage technology — Video
Pallets stand five racks high, cramped, dark and sci-fi eerie. Robotic cranes, guided by lasers and bar codes, retrieve the pallets while automatic
Share your know-how and grow-how — Great Lakes Expo preview
Expert view: Individual growers must take on customer fears about GMOs and chemicals.
Ag drone future’s up in the air — Video
Even with recent advancements, drones are not quite ready for optimal use in the tree fruit industry.
Gripper’s gentle touch
Pneumatic air-controlled gripper may lend itself to robotic fruit harvest.
Scharlau: Advocacy – slow, incremental, and over time
It seems we are the victims of our own inaction. This month we will vote for America’s next president and yet, at this writing, neither
Creators of vacuum harvester aim to have machines ready in 2018
Dan Steere, left, and Curt Salisbury, co-founders of Abundant Robotics Inc. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) A vacuum apple harvester under development by
DeVaney: Continuous improvement
The 2017 Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting and Northwest Hort Expo will be held in Wenatchee, Washington, Dec. 5-7. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit
The long and tricky path to automated picking — Video
Vacuum picker under development brings the apple industry closer than ever to automating harvest.
Pierre Paradis, Young Grower from Silverton, Oregon
family background / Pierre is the son of Peter and Donna Paradis, who were among the first wine grape growers in Oregon’s Abiqua