It was late at night and snowing when Jim and I arrived in Rochester, New York, and the air was a balmy 28°F (or -2°C). Fortunately the pineapple themed Airbnb that we had rented was nice and warm!
We had flown out to Rochester at the end of March to meet with Outfield users and research partners in New York, the second largest apple growing state in the union. Rochester sits in the middle of the Lake Ontario fruit growing region, so it was the perfect base for us for our two week visit.
One of the main reasons for visiting New York was to launch our collaboration with Cornell University. Building on successful projects together in 2023, Outfield is partnering with the Digital Agriculture team at the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, based in Geneva, NY. We are really excited to work with Professor Terence Robinson and Associate Research Professor Yu Jiang to demo the Outfield system on New York orchards, in particular using Outfield for precision crop load management (PCLM).
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