Articles
The smart orchard of the future
Article number
1360_23
Pages
191 – 196
Language
English
Abstract
In recent years, the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission (WTFRC) has focused activities on the Smart Orchard concept, fruit harvest automation, and associated novel collaborations to accelerate technology innovation and adoption.
These investments in industry priority areas have significantly increased productivity, improved product quality and helped growers remain economically viable in a globally competitive marketplace.
We believe that it is necessary to focus on building and maintaining vibrant public-private partnerships with tree fruit scientists and companies worldwide, along with active involvement of diverse industry members.
This approach, in our opinion, empowers the entire industry to shape its own future through innovation.
These investments in industry priority areas have significantly increased productivity, improved product quality and helped growers remain economically viable in a globally competitive marketplace.
We believe that it is necessary to focus on building and maintaining vibrant public-private partnerships with tree fruit scientists and companies worldwide, along with active involvement of diverse industry members.
This approach, in our opinion, empowers the entire industry to shape its own future through innovation.
Authors
I. Hanrahan, J.R. Davidson, L.R. Khot
Keywords
apple, harvest automation, sensors, smart orchard, precision agriculture
Groups involved
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Division Vine and Berry Fruits
- Division Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nuts
- Division Plant Genetic Resources, Breeding and Biotechnology
- Division Temperate Tree Nuts
- Division Temperate Tree Fruits
- Division Vegetables, Roots and Tubers
- Division Sustaining Horticulture in a Changing World
- Working Group Mechanization, Digitization, Sensing and Robotics
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