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Opinion: It’s been another ‘perfectly average’ harvest

Farmers Weekly

The orchards were radiant with flowers and buzzing with pollinators. Being a simple arable lad, I had no real […] The post Opinion: It’s been another ‘perfectly average’ harvest appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Harvesting sunshine: Can solar panels co-exist in orchards?

Western FarmPress

A study in New York is looking at solar panel installation in high-density apple orchards.

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Getting a Better Grip on Automated Apple Harvesting

Global Agtech Initiative

Aiming to help alleviate labor issues in the orchard, Washington State University researchers introduce newly developed robotic gripper. The post Getting a Better Grip on Automated Apple Harvesting appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Automated Harvest In Fruit Orchards Remains a Challenge

Global Agtech Initiative

The post Automated Harvest In Fruit Orchards Remains a Challenge appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative. Today you can see robots that can do practically anything. But not, apparently, pick fruit at its peak.

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Nighttime Harvests Protect Farmworkers From Extreme Heat, but Bring Other Risks

Civil Eats

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We Climbing up into the branches to harvest the ripe fruit in near-darkness, she says, “seems a little dangerous.”

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Hay Y'all! Estimating Your Hay Needs

Farmbrite

Hay is often harvested and used as animal fodder when there is not enough live pasture to graze animals on, when grazing is not feasible due to weather, or when an animal is unable to access a pasture. Mixtures of grasses such as ryegrass, timothy, brome, fescue, Bermuda grass, and orchard grass are commonly used for hay.

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In Hawai‘i, American Farmers Believe They Do Cacao Better

Modern Farmer

From seed to orchard, the cacao growing process can take up to two years. Once the pods turn vibrant colors orange, red, maroon and yellow theyre ready to be harvested with clippers and sickles. Harvesting is done by hand because appropriate equipment isnt available on the market. Photography by Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton.

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