The Covid induced labour shortage looks set to cost the apple industry in the order of $100M this harvest season.
Media stories tend to give the impression to the ‘man in the street’ that the apple crop can be or soon will be picked by robots.
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This article reflects on changing pruning and canopy management styles in apples and considers some of the drivers of change. We then discuss new scanning technology that is improving our ability to measure and act on crop and canopy variability within our orchards.