The city of Fortuna was bursting at the seams with local residents and visitors attending the annual Apple Harvest Festival, held Oct. 5. The weather was sunny and warm and there were fun activities ...

The success of the TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester has helped its creator, Advanced Farm Technologies, secure funding to develop an automatic apple picker. (courtesy of Advanced Farm Technologies) A ...

The Southington Apple Harvest Festival is a free fair that annually attracts an estimated 100,000 visitors during its two weekend run, with people coming from all over the region. It’s a tribute to ...

In Central Washington this fall, robots will pick apples in limited-scale trials in the ongoing race to commercialize a robotic apple harvester. U.S. apple growers have been pining for robotic ...

The old saying goes, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” If that’s the case, there shouldn’t have been a physician within miles of Lake Metroparks Farmpark in Kirtland on Sept. 21-22. Years ago, ...

Weekender writer Gabrielle Lang picks apples out in the fields at Lakeland Orchard. There are many apples ripe for the pickin’ on Lakeland Orchard & Cidery’s expansive farm. Lakeland Orchard & Cidery ...

Anyone who finds themselves with a glut of apples this autumn can reap the rewards by preserving them so they can be eaten ...