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Precision agriculture technology featured at 2021 Pomesters RidgeFest
Anna Wallis, Apple Production Specialist MSU Extension 10/3/2021 Precision agriculture technology was at the forefront of this year’s RidgeFest, held on August 27, 2021. RidgeFest is a field tour held annually by the Michigan Pomesters industry group in ‘The Ridge’ area, just north of Grand Rapids, to celebrate the rich history of this fruit growing
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Quick pics for grape cluster counts
How smartphone apps and cameras can make accurate grape cluster counts. PACMAN says “Any reason this could not be adapted to apple orchards? Bud counts? Flower counts? Green fruit counts? Yield and fruit size estimation?”
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Evolutions in imaging
“Cheaper cameras and faster processing capabilities open a world of opportunities for orchard imaging, but which approaches will pay off?” Kate Prengaman, TJ Mullinax // August 12, 2021 Good Fruit Grower The first time I watched a camera system count apples, it crawled slowly through the orchard just before harvest, weighed down by the processing
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