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Watch: Precision Apple Cropload MANagement (PACMAN) technologies, 2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour
Precision Apple Cropload MANagement (PACMAN) technologies, 2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour. With Dr. Terence Robinson and Dr. Brian Lawrence, Cornell Agri-Tech. At Orchard Dale Fruit Farm, Waterport, NY. Also with Bobby Brown or Orchard Dale. Featuring Vivid-Machines and Outfield. pacman.extension.org vivid-machines.com outfield.xyz Thanks to the Brown Family at Orchard Dale for hosting us Thanks…
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Outfield’s New York Tour
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…
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THE FRUITLET SIZE DISTRIBUTION (FSD) MODEL: A HOW-TO GUIDE (2024 update)
LAURA HILLMANN AND TODD EINHORN, Michigan State University einhornt@msu.edu Fruit set prediction models aim to produce timely estimates of fruitlet abscission after thinner applications to guide precision crop load management. The time to generate a prediction after an application is important to facilitate grower decisions to re-apply thinners while they are still efficacious, avoiding expensive…
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