Touch the Soil News #2004 (photo – Strawberries in Monterey, California- (Public Domain – NRCS/USDA)
One of the world’s largest farm and construction equipment manufacturers of the Case IH and New Holland equipment brands has taken an interest in a small California fruit harvest tech company. Called advanced.farm, this Sacramento, California company has pioneered strawberry picking equipment and apple harvesting equipment. Farm Journal news portal AgWeb brings the story of how the two companies are going to focus on solving harvest problems. It is a common, due to labor challenges, that 10 percent or more of a crop is left in the field. You can read the full story here:
