Preliminary Evaluation of Harvesters 2010

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: harvester in the row
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co., 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: harvester in operation
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Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: pistachios on the conveyer
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: the process can result in some foliage loss
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: the harvesting bin
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: gleaning remaining pistachios after mechanical harvest
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: field check
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: Dr. Uriel Rosa & student assistant preparing to monitor harvest; white target used as a reference for image analysis
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: Dr. Uriel Rosa shields equipment which records video images for later analysis
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: pistachios mix with foliage on collection tarps after experimental harvest
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: collection tarp is carried to a bin
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: Dr. Uriel Rosa appreciates this innovation to shield the video equipment
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: Drs. Uriel Rosa and Louise Ferguson are a little out-of-focus after a long day in the orchard
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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Title	Trunk-shaking pistachio harvester trials: the usual suspects: Erick Nielsen of Nielsen Enterprises, Terry Tompkins of Gold Coast Hydraulics, Robert of Nielsen Enterprises, and Dr. Uriel Rosa
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Photographer	Ferguson, Louise CE Pomologist Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Description	Evaluating Pistachio Harvesters. Several trunk-shaking harvesters, including commercial & experimental models, were evaluated in a mature commercial orchard. Kern Co. 2010. Project leaders: Louise Ferguson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, and John Miles, Dept. of Biological and Ag. Engineering, UC Davis.

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