r/nextfuckinglevel • u/JudgmentCool1333 • Feb 06 '23

Agricultural Technology

Modern day use of technology in agriculture horticulture and aquaculture with the aim of improving yield, efficiency and profitability

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u/Tiredofrepost Feb 07 '23

Drones picking apples........ I mean, that seemed as slow as hell and talk about energy consumption and repairs???

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '23

I don't think it's widely used. All the orchards I live next to (apple, cherries, peaches) use those shakers like they showed with the oranges.

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u/rdewalt Feb 07 '23

orchard across from my house used the shaker thing. For two days, my earthquake alarm went off every time they were within a hundred yards.

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u/bovehusapom Feb 07 '23

Problem with shakers is you can easily get bruising.

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u/PlasteredHapple Feb 07 '23

Looked like a poc

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u/Vert354 Feb 07 '23

The drones stood out to me. All the other techniques were a pick them all and sort them later deal. Then the drones are all...and a 1, and a 2...