Positioning Your Orchard For Tech Adoption - APAL Presentation Recording
Elizabeth Tee, Program Aide
Lake Ontario Fruit Program
Watch as Mario Miranda Sazo from Cornell Cooperative Extension presented at the APAL Future Orchards?® Spring Orchard Walk Series - November 2025, focusing on orchard mechanization and the transition from 3D to 2D canopy management in apple orchards. He shared his experience in New York's apple industry, discussed Cornell's land-grant mission, and emphasized strategies for adopting new technologies and simplifying orchard systems to improve productivity and worker efficiency, highlighting the role of CCE in supporting apple production in the U.S., where New York is the second-largest apple producer. Check below for links to Mario's presentation, handouts, and addition APAL meeting media.
Positioning your orchard for tech adoption (slides Nov 17-20) - presentation by Mario Miranda Sazo (Cornell Cooperative Extension)
Positioning your orchard for tech adoption (slides Nov 21) - presentation by Mario Miranda Sazo (Cornell Cooperative Extension)
Additional APAL materials and recordings can be found at https://apal.org.au/programs/f...
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