Trellising high-value crops or adding superstructure to existing trellises should not be left to guesswork. The engineering principles applied to trellises are proven equations used in everything from agricultural buildings to bridges, tractors to helicopters. Minimizing economic risk by employing sound engineering principles to support your horticulture is a “best practice” for modern fruit production. Trellis engineering considers the environmental loads associated with a region, such as wind and soil. Countless data have been collected from across the U.S. to predict probabilistic numbers that engineers use to design structures against wind. A trellis design is a combination of geotechnical, structural, […]