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Smart Orchard Field Day: Precision Crop Management & Automation
August 1 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Free
2025 Smart Apple Orchard in Zillah
Precision Crop Management & Automation
📅August 1st , 2025
🕘 Time: Registration at 8:30 AM, Program begins at 9:00 AM
NWFM LLC managed WSU Smart Apple Orchard Testbed at Zillah, WA
📍 99-57 Lamb Rd. Zillah, WA 98953
Join us for an exciting and informative day in the orchard! We invite all growers, industry professionals, and technology partners to the WSU Smart Apple Orchard Field Day in Zillah, WA. Come explore the latest in crop load management, precision application, and smart farming technologies that are shaping the future of orchard operations.
Enjoy live demonstrations, bilingual sessions, interactive exhibits, and time to network with growers and industry professionals.
Station 1: Orchard variability mapping, Crop Load Estimation, Yield Prediction
Discover how high-tech tools can transform orchard decisions and improve orchard sustainability.
- Tyton Aviation + Outfield – Drone-in-box powered aerial imaging for early crop tracking
- Innov8.ag + Green Atlas + Aurea Imaging – Ground Lidar & imaging-based blossom & crop mapping solutions
- Vivid Machines – vision-based blossom to harvest stage crop mapping
- Orchard Robotics – Vision & AI-driven crop load estimation and visualization
- Aerobotics – Yield and color forecasting estimation with smartphone technology
- AgroManager – Farm data integration software
Station 2: Precision Spray & Application Technology
See the next generation of targeted, efficient, and automated spray solutions in action.
- Robotics Plus – Robotic orchard platforms with integrated spray capability
- Raven Spray Technology & Aurea Tie up – Smart nozzle control using vision-based canopy sensing
- Turbomist (Burrows) – Airblast sprayer innovation for better coverage
- Zasso (Burrows) – Electric weed control for sustainable row management
Station 3: Orchard Autonomy & Smart Management
Explore automation tools that can optimize farm resources and management.
- AgWorld + Wind Machines – Automated frost protection using weather and sensor data
- Pulsator Technology – Water-based frost mitigation without labor input
- BeeHero – Smart hive monitoring and pollination tracking
- IntelliCulture – Vehicle tracking and farm operations monitoring
- GRIPP – Real-time asset tracking and logistics on the farm
Register here
Snacks, Refreshments, and Networking Lunch Provided!
For more information about the smart orchard initiative visit the WSU Smart Orchard web page here
CONTACT
Bernardita Sallato
Washington State University
b.sallato@wsu.edu
Lav Khot
Washington State University
lav.khot@wsu.edu
Funding support:
