What's Shakin' Archive
2015
- February Mechanical Harvesters Can Provide Labor and Costs Savings For Hard Cider Apples
Articles:
- WSU News: Study reveals promise for expanding hard cider industry
- Yield, Labor, and Fruit and Juice Quality Characteristics of Machine and Hand-harvested Brown Snout Specialty Cider Apple - January Wine Industry Accepting of Mechanical Harvesting For Wine Grapes
Articles:
- Mixed Case: Opinion and Advice: Rise of the Machiness
2014
- December A new sweeper system for fruit pick-up machines
- November Cost Savings Potential from Mechanical Harvesting Technologies
- October Nelson Mechanical Harvester Suitable for Olives or Citrus
- September Mechanically Harvested Boxes and Acres in FL for the 2013-14 Season
- August OXBO Top Loading Mechanical Harvester Used for Several Berry Varieties
- July Research: California Pistachios Harvested by Trunk Shaker
- June Pellenc Grape Mechanical Harvester
- May Vibration Harvester Used in Organic Olives
- April Peterson Industries Lightning Loader
- March Cider Apples Mechanically Harvested in France
- February Harvest Aid: Schulter Machines and Equipment FC-6 Multiplatform System
- January Trunk Shakers: Schieler Harvester 1088 Used in Almond Harvesting
2013
- December Vacuum Assist Harvest Aide for Apples and Oranges Video
- November Nelson Harvester - Australian Built Citrus Mechanical Harvester
- October Redesign of Fruit Removal System Reduces Tree Canopy Structural Damage
- September Estimating Fruit Drop Using Machine Vision
- August Team Member Receives 2013 Excellence Award for Assistant Professors at UF
- July Abscission and Hand Harvesting Trials Being Conducted Summer 2013
- June How to Use the Citrus Mechanical Harvesting Website Effectively
- May CHRAC Members Visit California to Observe Olive Mechanical Harvesting
- April Short Term Effects of Mechanical Harvesting on Crop Yield and Tree Health
- March - Machine Vision Devices (with Won Suk Lee)
- February - High Density Plantings in Spain (with Mireia Bordas)
- January - Benefits of Achieving Adoption of an Abscission Agent
2012
- December - Use of Abscission with Mandarins in Spain
- November - Bill Barber (Lykes Bros) Talks About the Future of Mechanical Harvesting
- October - Robotic Mass Removal of Citrus Fruit
- September - Vacuum Assist Picking Aid in Fresh Apples
- August - Gleaning Crew Productivity
- July - Pull Behind Trash Remover and Other Agric. Eng. Projects
- June - International Symposium Post Report
- May - Final Numbers of Mechanically Harvested Acres and Boxes
- April - Update of Citrus MH Website Search Engine
- March- Oleocellosis in Late Season Fruitlets
- February - Abscission Update
- January Announcement of International Symposium Keynote Speakers
2011
- December - Announcement of Intl. Symposium Registration and topics
- November - Abscission and Effect of Microorganisms on Surface of Fruit
- October - New Mechanical Harvesters Being Trialed
- September- 2010-2011 Progress Report
- August - Announcement of 1st International Symposium
- July -Abscission and Unwanted Fruitlet, Flower and Leaf Drop
- June Citrus Mechanical Harvesting Annual Field Day & Workshop
- May - Citrus Mechanical Harvested Citrus Loads and Increased Debris
- April - 2011 Citrus Mechanical Harvesting Field Day Announcement
- March - Performance Simulator for Canopy Shaker and Tree Interaction
- February - Canopy Shaker Synchronization
- January - Drought Stress Study
2010
- December - Influence on Mechanical Harvesting on Subsequent Citrus Crop Yields Report
- November - 2009-2010 Season Mechanically Harvested Boxes and Acres
- October - 2010-2011 Season Citrus MH Program Objectives
- September - De-Trasher Removes Debris From Trailer Loads
- August - Recognizing Three Members on Win of FSHS Best Paper Award
- July - Address Processor’s Issues
- June - Citrus Mechanical Harvesting Field Day Report
- May Abscission White Paper Release on Website
- April - 2010 Citrus MH Field Day Reminder
- March - Announcement of 2010 Citrus MH Field Day
- February Squeezer Meeting on Citrus Mechanical Harvesting
- January RLO’s (Re-Usable Learning Objects) Now on Website
2009
- December - Annual Mechanically Harvested Acres and Boxes Reported
- November - Harvesting Outreach Group Objectives
- October - Harvesting Debris Survey Announcement
- September- Abscission Late Season Study Report
- August - Citrus MH Team Objectives
- July - 2009 Field Day and Workshop Report
- June- Mass Harvesters Program Update
- May- Citrus Mechanical Harvest Publications Update
- April- Trailer Debris Study, Tim Spann
- March- Mechanical Harvesting Field Day Announcement
- February-Historical Data on Website
- January-New EDIS Documents
2008
- December- Mechanically Harvested Acres and Boxes for 2007-08 Season
- November- Late Season Study on Website
- October- Economics Program Update
- September- Autonomous Guidance System
- August- Release of 2007-08 Progress Report
- July- Addition of Processors’ Issues to Website
- June- Abscission Update
- May - Spring Citrus Mechanical Harvesting Field Day Report
- March Spring Citrus Mechanical Harvesting Field Day
- February - Update on Continuous Canopy Shake Systems
- January Update on Research Projects for the 2007-08 Season
2007
- December Final Numbers for Mechanically Harvested Acres and Boxes
- November Update of Citrus Mechanical Harvesting Website
- October New Faculty Members added to program
- September Update on Website
- August Update on Machine Enhancements Part 2
- July Updates on Machine Enhancements Part 1
- June Grove Design Program Update
- May Update on Abscission Program
- March Mechanical Harvesting Field Day
- February - FDOC Citrus Harvesting Research Advisory Council Meeting
- January Citrus Harvesting Decision Aid Tool and Field Day
