Harvesting
Farming can be a very dangerous business, which is why it is important to have clear labels and signs that show where hazards exist and how to deal with them. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
While most people were not happy to see (and feel) temperatures drop into the double digits below freezing on Monday night and Tuesday morning, wine makers certainly were. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Governments of Canada and British Columbia have invested over $200,000 in various projects to introduce new technology to BC's tree fruit industry. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The DBR Vacuum Apple Harvest Machine was demonstrated in five Michigan orchard locations during the October harvest. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A UK farmer says the best way to keep potatoes from bruising at harvest is to windrow them, place harvested potatoes on top of a bed that has yet to be lifted. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The grapes of Niagara’s 2012 vintage will be ready for harvest sooner than those of previous vintages say researchers at Brock University’s CCOVI. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
EcoScraps has received $1.5 million in series A venture financing to repurpose leftover fruits and vegetables. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A parliamentary inquiry has revealed a large potato producer in Russia is using an abundance of pesticides and growing them in a radioactively contaminated area. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
British Columbia blueberry growers have long relied on machines to pick their berries for the processing market. With labour becoming more scarce and more costly, many hope they can also use machines to pick for the fresh market. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
When Nova Scotia fruit and vegetable producer Josh Oulton discovered his fertilizer applications weren’t doing the job and his yields were not as he had hoped, he turned to do-it-yourself soil building in hopes of building the productivity of his soil. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Even today, apple harvesting is a ladder-ridden activity. Apple pickers are constantly moving ladders; trying to find firm footings so that they can scramble up the rungs, remove the fruit and then scramble back down again to dump their harvest. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!