Good Fruit Grower

HARVEST/POSTHARVEST. BUYER'S GUIDE AUGUST 2012 www.goodfruit.com VOL. 63, NO. 13

• Cover
• FEATURE: HARVEST/POSTHARVEST: Robotic harvester would be costly- It would need to be affordable, robust--and technically feasible.
• FEATURE: Focus shifts to full automation- WSU is developing a roadmap for mechanical harvesting of apples.
• FEATURE: Intelligent bin moving system is under development
• FEATURE: Harvest assistance- The DBR harvest system continues to be refined.
• FEATURE: Harvester is ready to go- New harvest technology could help growers remain competitive.
• FEATURE: New honeycrisp disorder found
• FEATURE: Storing Honeycrisp- Picking apples early can help minimize soft scald and soggy breakdown
• Whats the real pesticide risk? U.S. producers have dramatically reduced pesticide residues, but we are still importing foods with high pesticide risk.
• Whom can you trust? Conflicting information about pesticides crodes peoples trust.
• Grafting: The low cost- but maybe not the best- option
• Climate change or just freaksih weather?
• Learning from the freeze: Eastern growers are studying orchards to see what survived and why.
• Urban orchards
• Canadian research looks at CO2 emissions: Identifying practices that increase yields while reducing emissions.
• Eastmans Antique Apples
• Do low yields make better wines?
• Busting the low-yield myth: Canopy characteristics determine the ability of the vine to ripen fruit.
• Buyers Guide
• Good to Know: Modified atmosphere packaging could extend Bartlett season, Yan Wang
• Good To Know: New Honeycrisp disorder discovered, Jacqueline Gordon and Ines Hanrahan
• Quick Bites
• Good Stuff
• Good to Go
• Good Deals
• Classified
• Advertiser Index
• Last Bite: OHenry