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Research Trials
Contracted Trials
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2021 - Evaluation of a New Thinning Mode of Action (Metamitron) on Gala and Fuji
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2022 - Crop Safety of Mastercrop compared to Previsto and Cueva
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2022 - Evaluation of Metamitron in the Traditional Thinning Window
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2022 - Rescue Thinning with Metamitron on Gala, Fuji, and Honeycrisp
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2022 - Determine the Effect of Coromoran on Woolly Apple Aphid and Mite Flair-Ups
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2023 - Evaluation of Metamitron Thinning at 15-18mm
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2024 - Comparing the Efficacy of Proclaim to Generic Exclaim
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2024 - OxiDate 5.0 Efficacy on Apple Scab and Powdery Mildew
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2024 - Woolly Apple Aphid Control with Aza Direct
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​2021 & 2022 & 2023 - Timing and rate Effects of Arrange on Flower Bud Initiation and Return Bloom in Honeycrisp
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2024 - Evaluate the Control of Powdery Mildew and Tree Growth When Fertigating Rhyme
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​2021 - Effectiveness of Vapor Gard on Increasing Fruit Size in Gala
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​2021 & 2022 & 2023 - Effect of Preharvest and Season-Long Foliar Nutrition on Fruit Coloring
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2022 - Evaluating BluLogic for Fruit Finish Issues
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2024 - Comparing the Efficacy of QLF Nutrition Products to Current Grower Standards
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2024 - Quantify the Potential of Lenticel Breakdown and Bitter Pit Mitigation of Eckosil Shield + Terafed (QLF & SymAgro)
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2024 - Evaluating the Potential of Utilizing Cinnverate to Replace Trilogy
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2024 - Kitoguard Treatment of Nematodes
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2024 - Plinazolin - A Novel Insecticide (IRAC group 30)
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2024 - Comparing the Efficacy of TimaCal to Foli-Gro 615 on Honeycrisp
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​2023 - UPLS Fungicide and Insecticide Awareness Trial on Gala
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2023 - Yield & Fruit Size Evaluation of Vacciplant and Procure on Gala
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​2022 - tracking Water movement Variations of Aquate max Treated Irrigation Water
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2024 - Evaluate the Fruit Quality and Yield Benefits of Plant Health Promoters, Hightide & Employ
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2024 - Smart Fresh & Smart Fresh Flex on Cold Storage Sweet Cherries
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2023 - Evaluating Clean Molybdenum on Organic Gala Yield
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2022 - Comparing 'Pro Hex 27.5%' to Current Prohexadione Products
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2022 & 2023 - Fruit Finish and Color Enhancement Using Parka and Kallur on Fuji
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2022 & 2023 - Fireblight Incidence in Gala Treated with Parka
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2024 - Combining Parka, ReTain & Kallur to Increase Maturity Control While Counteracting Color Drag
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2024 - Compare the Performance of Kallur to Other Products on the Market Like Blush & Employ
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2024 - Increase Data Points Across Varieties for Parka & Kallur to Further Understand Best Practices
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​2022 & 2023 - Evaluating Nova PeKacid Fertigation on Young Non-Bearing Fuji
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2022 & 2023 - Evaluating Foliar Applied Nova Hipeak on Gala
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2022 & 2023 - Evaluating Nova Pulse on Gala & Fuji Yield
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2023 - Evaluating Polysulphae on Honeycrisp
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2023 - Effect of Applying Colorcao on Hineycrisp at Color Break
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2024 - Polysulphate In Addition to Grower Standard on Honeycrisp
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2024 - HiPeak, Nova Pulse & CM Premium Mix
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2024 - Evaluating the Efficacy of Magna-Bon CS2005 on Fire Blight Control
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2024 - Evaluating the Efficacy of Omnilytics AgriPhage - Fire Blight
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2024 M-306 - an updated Version on Venerate XC
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2024 - Replacing Industry Standard Water Conditioners with Vintre & Attitude
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​2022 - CM-OFM Combo Mating Distribution Efficacy and Economic Analysis
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2021 - Evaluation of ABA and ACC as Thinners in Gala ​
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2022 - Rescue Thinning with Accede (Dry Formulation)
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2023 - Evaluate Petal Fall Application of Accede on Gala
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2023 - Evaluate ACC Combinations at 8-10mm as Carbaryl Replacement on Gala
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2023 - Evaluate Prohexadione-Ca Effects on Fruit Thinning with Accede
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2024 - Impacts of Application Timing of Accede on Peach Thinning
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2024 - Time of Application - How Does the Efficacy of ReTain Change?
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2024 - Interaction Between ReTain & Accede on PreHarvest Management
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​2024 - Comparing the Drop Control of Harvista & ReTain
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2022 & 2023 - Applying Tropicote in Addition to Grower Standard Fertilizer Practices
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2023 - Applications of ACTISIL on Honeycrisp
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2024 - Compare Yara Vita Actisil to a Grower Standard Calcium, Foli-Gro 615
LTI Trials
Biostimulants
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2022 & 2023 - Sunburn and Cuticle Protection of Honeycrisp
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2023 - Season-Long Applications of Stimplex and Vitazyme
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2023 - Eckosil Shield for Sunburn Protection
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2023 - Parka, Raynox & Diffusion for Sunburn Protection
Fungicides
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2023 - Evaluating Crop Safety of In-Season Copper Sprays
Fertigation/Chemigation
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2021 - Fertigation & Water Treatment on Gala
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2021 - Nuprid Chemigation vs. Sprayer Application
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2022 - Young Tree Fertigation Program Comparison
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2023 - Evaluating the Duration of Imidacloprid Efficacy After Applications to Control Woolly Apple Aphids
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2024 - Evaluating the Benefits of Fertigating Calcium During Cell Division
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2024 - Evaluate the Efficacy of RDX-N on Nitrogen Use Efficency
Fruit Finish
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2021 - Evaluation of Different Tank Mixes and Their Effects of Fruit Finish
Granular Nutrition
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2023 - More-On Fertilizer Trials to Carry High Crop Loads
Horticulture
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2021 - Feathering Techniques and Growth Response on Young Trees
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2021 - Growth Response to Spring Pruning and Hedging of Fuji
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Effects of Top Hedging on Gala
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2021 Honeycrisp Renewal Cut Timing
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2022 - Non-Bearing Pruning and Thinning Techniques to Promote Leader Growth
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2022 - Cover Cropping to Increase Soil Health and Tree Survival in Replant Scenarios
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2022 - Chemically Defruiting Young Non-Bearing Trees
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2022 - Green Lacewing Larvae Release for Predation of Woolly Apple Aphids
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2022 - Bud Scoring to Promote Later Branch Production
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2022 - Applying Promalin for Increased Fruit Set in Wildfire Gala
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2022 & 2023 & 2024 - Timing Renewal Pruning Cuts to Combat Biennial Bearing in Honeycrisp
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2022 & 2023 - Scoring Honeycrisp to Promote Return Bloom
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2023 - Impact of Unharvested Fruit on Return Bloom
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2023 - Hand-Thinning Effects on the Growth Rate of Gala
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2023 - Hand-Thinning & Summer Pruning Effects on the Growth Rate of Honeycrisp & Fuji
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2023 - Xylem Functionality Among Honeycrisp Rootstocks
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2023/2024 - Fall Side-Grafting of Premier Honeycrisp on to Banning Fuji
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2024 - Gala, Fuji & Honeycrisp Individual Fruit Growth Tracking
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2024 - Fruit Growth Rate Response to Hand Thinning and Summer Trimming Timings on Gala, Fuji & Honeycrisp
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2024 - Root Pruining Honeycrisp to Evaluate Fruit Growth Rate Responses and Bitter Pit Incidence
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2024 - Evaluating Tree Growth and Fruit Size Effects of Root Pruining High Vigor Fuji & Fuji on G11 Rootstock
Soil Amendments
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2022 & 2023 - Rootstock and InFurrow Soil Treatments on Replants
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2024 - In-Furrow Applications to Increase Tree Health in an Immediate Replant Scenario
Thinning
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2021 - JetAg Thinning
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2021 - Cold Temperature Thinning
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2021 - Evaluating ATS Bloom Thinning for Size Evaluation in Gala
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2022 - ATS and Macxel (Thinning Combos)
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2022 - Caustic Thinning Wildfire Galas for Increased Fruit Size
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2023 - ABA Thinning of Organic Gala
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2023 - Rescue Thinning with Accede, Ethephon, and Carbaryl
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2023 - Fuji Thinning and Return Bloom Effects of 6-BA vs NAA
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2023 - Utilizing the Pollen Tube Growth Model to Time Caustic Thinning Applications
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2023 - Evaluating the Efficacy of Thinning Programs on Gala
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2023 - Evaluating the Use of Lime Sulfur for King Removal on Honeycrisp
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2023 - Economic Analysis on Defruiting Young Trees with Lime Sulfur
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2024 - Caustic Thinning Honeycrisp with Calcium Thiosulfate, Ammonium Thiosulfate, and Lime Sulfur
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2024 - Utilizing Accede as a Bloom Thinner on Young Trees
Coloring
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2023 - Mylar Placement Effect on Premier Honeycrisp
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2023 -Comparison of Preharvest Coloring Products on Honeycrisp, Gala and Fuji
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2024 - Quantify the Color Increase of Reflective Materials on Fuji and Honeycrisp
Foliar Nutrition
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2021 - Foliar Nutrition Before Frost Events
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2023/2024 - Honeycrisp Response to High Levels of Foliar P&K
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2024 - Vitazyme & Stimplex Combination on Gala
Frost Prevention
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2023 - Foliar Nutrition Applications Prior to Freezing Events
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2023 - Valida PBD Applications Prior to Freezing Events
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2024 Utilizing Foliar Nutrion and Cellulose-Based Products to Mitigate Killing Frost Temperatures
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2024 Valida PBD on Cherries Before a Frost Event
Harvest Management
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2023 - Evaluating Maturity, Pressure, and Color After Harvista Applications on Ambrosia, Fuji, and Evercrisp
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2024 - Evaluating Bin Liners for Packout Variation Post CA Storage
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2024 - Maturity Response of Retain Applications
Insecticides
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2022 - Evaluating the Duration of Imidacloprid Efficacy After Applications to Increase Control of Woolly Apple Aphids
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2023 - Efficacy of Pest-kote on Woolly Apple Aphids
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2023 - Efficacy of Foliar Pesticides on Woolly Apple Aphids
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2024 - Tracking Woolly Apple Aphid Activity Utilizing Electrical Tape
PGRs
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2022 & 2023 - PGR Applications for Increased Lateral Limb Production on New Trees
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2023 - Investigating Apogee Rates & Timing on Fuji
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2023 - Return Bloom Effect of NAA Application on Honeycrisp
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2023 - Full Season Applications of NAA Concerning Xylem Functionality & Bitter Pit
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2023 - In-Season PGRs Effect on Xylem Functionality & Bitter Pit Increase
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2023 - Using Provide & Arrange to Lengthen Honeycrisp Stems
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2023 - Using Promalin to increase Fruit Set on Wildfire Gala
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2023 - Using Apogee at Pink to Reduce Bitter Pit Severity of Honeycrisp
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2023 - Vapor Gard, ABA, and Parka Influences on Bitter Pit in Honeycrisp
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2024 - Honeycrisp Stem Elongation with Provide
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2024 - Full Season Apogee Programs to Control Tree Vigor
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2024 - Return Bloom Effects of NAA
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2024 - Return Bloom Effects of Thinning with Maxcel or Fruitone
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2024 - Full Season Applications on NAA Concerning Xylem Functionality & Bitter Pit
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2024 - Inseason PGRs Effect on Xylem Functionality and Bitterpit Incidence
Technology
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2022 & 2023 - Farm Vision Precision Crop Load Management
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2023 - Aerobotics Drone Mapping
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2023 Aerobotics Mobile - Aeroview
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2023 - Using Spectre for Post-Harvest Fruit Scans
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2023 & 2024 - Soil Optix - Non Contact Soil Mapping
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2024 - Rapid Aim Codling Moth Traps
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2024 - Sunforest H-100F Portable Brix Scanner
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2024 - POMETA, Fruitlet Scanner, Yield Estimation & Harvest Size Prediction
Weed Control
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2022 - Plastic Mulching for Weed Control and Impacts on Fruit Coloring
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2022 & 2023 - Rinieri Bio-Dynamic; Tillage of Herbicide Strips
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2022 & 2023 - Does Leaf Cover Have an Effect on Post-Harvest Herbicide Efficacy
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2023 - Weed Suppression Ground Cover in Organic Production
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2023 - Organic Herbicides Demo
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