Artificial intelligence (AI) to help in the orchard and vineyard WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU Working in orchards or vineyards requires workers to make lots of decisions. How you prune or harvest can affect the quality of our fruit. Many of these decisions rely on your skills. This means you contribute to the quality of the fruit and ultimately the sucess of the orchard and vineyard.
THE EXPORT APPLE EXAMPLE Better quality and right sized apples earn more, particularly in exports. Thinning the right fruitlets earns the grower more money and they can give you work next season. We want to help improve the work quality. This means we need to give you ways to make better decisions and do the best quality work everytime.
WHAT WE’RE PROPOSING We call it Human Assist. It’s about adding exciting new technology to the way you work. Wearable devices and AI systems will record and interpret your actions. All the information about the plants, weather, and your activities will be turned into advice to help you work more efficiently and make better decions. You will also gain new skills working with technology that you may find interesting and may be helpful in the future.
For more information about Human Assist, read Becoming An Expert Orchard Or Vineyard Worker.