One of the benefits of presizing technology is the ability to provide real-time information to growers regarding fruit quality, says Olympic Fruit Company’s Paul Koch. His goal is to give growers feedback within two days of harvest that they can use in making harvest decisions. Are they picking too deep? Is the firmness in the field dropping? Should they wait for better size and color? He sees potential to help growers eliminate one of three Gala pickings by picking the inside fruit, which will never make market size, during the first picking. The fruit would be graded at harvest and […]