August 2020

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New Technology/Buyers’ Guide

Featured stories about new technology and more, plus our latest Buyers’ Guide in this issue.

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International innovation

Forecasts inside and out

Virtual happy hour

Sensor overload

Sanitation rules with coronavirus

The first map shows the maximum daily heat index, in degrees Fahrenheit, that is the threshold for the top 5 percent of the hottest days in May through September. Other maps show the same value projected for 2 degrees Celsius warming, in 2050, and for 4 degrees Celsius warming, in 2100. The colors reflect federal health and safety recommendations for outdoor workers. (Source: Michelle Tigchelaar et al.)

Turning up the heat raises risks for ag workers

Asking about masking

A long and fruitful fruition for Apple Vacuum System

U-pick in a pandemic

The nation’s annual inventory of apples recorded on June 1 of each year has been growing larger over the past decade, but this year’s fresh apple holdings are 15 percent higher than the previous record. (Source: USApple Market News, June 2020 Graphic: Jared Johnson/Good Fruit Grower)

Industry eyeing apples aplenty

Seeing a future for crop estimation technology — Video

Upgrade your airblast sprayer — Video

Crystal Aguilar, a young grower from Zillah, Washington

Roche: Mechanical fruitlet thinning