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Vol. IV, No. 1, January 2026

  1. Editor's corner (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article101.shtml#article)
  2. Complicated ticketing is a turnoff to attendance (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article102.shtml#article)
  3. New apple harvesting robot (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article103.shtml#article)
  4. Best practices of agritourism design (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article104.shtml#article)
  5. What makes an experience feel deeply special and memorable (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article105.shtml#article)
  6. More from our 2025 agritourism participation survey (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article106.shtml#article)
  7. Birthday University February 3rd & 4th (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article107.shtml#article)

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New apple harvesting robot

Harvesting labor is the single largest cost in production of apples and other tree fruits. USDA Agriculture Research Service researchers in East Lansing, MI in collaboration with Michigan State University, developed a new dual-arm harvesting robot to enhance fruit harvest efficiency and cost effectiveness. This new robot design provides a commercially viable solution to automated harvesting of apples.

Click HERE (youtu.be/ BXh2c2BSqdw) to see a one-minute video of the robot in action.

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Vol. IV, No. 1, January 2026

  1. Editor's corner (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article101.shtml#article)
  2. Complicated ticketing is a turnoff to attendance (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article102.shtml#article)
  3. New apple harvesting robot (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article103.shtml#article)
  4. Best practices of agritourism design (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article104.shtml#article)
  5. What makes an experience feel deeply special and memorable (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article105.shtml#article)
  6. More from our 2025 agritourism participation survey (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article106.shtml#article)
  7. Birthday University February 3rd & 4th (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ 2026/ january/ article107.shtml#article)

[ Index of Previous eNewsletters (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ agrinews/ previous.shtml) ]

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