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OSU Looking To Expand Robotics In Farming
OSU Looking To Expand Robotics In Farming
OSU Looking To Expand Robotics In Farming
Farmers will need to feed an estimated 9.8 billion people worldwide by 2050, and to help in that effort, Oregon State University researchers are trying to expand the use of robots in agriculture.  Joe Davidson, Assistant Professor of Robotics, said nearly all fruit is harvested by humans because robots don’t operate efficiently in unstructured environments.   "Not o...
Apple Truck Spills Load at Major Benton Co Intersection
Apple Truck Spills Load at Major Benton Co Intersection
Apple Truck Spills Load at Major Benton Co Intersection
(Mattawa, WA) -- Washington State Patrol says a truck carrying a full load off apples takes a turn to fast and spills it's load all over the intersection of Highways 240 and 24 near Mattawa, Benton County Tuesday morning. No one was hurt but authorities were at the scene for hours cleaning things up...
Northwest Ag Awarded Millions Through SCBG Funding
Northwest Ag Awarded Millions Through SCBG Funding
Northwest Ag Awarded Millions Through SCBG Funding
On Thursday, USDA announced it was awarding $72.9 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant program funding for Fiscal Year 2022.  The funding, via AMS, will go to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.   ...
Should Be A Very Interesting Inslee Press Conference Thursday
Should Be A Very Interesting Inslee Press Conference Thursday
Should Be A Very Interesting Inslee Press Conference Thursday
Gov Jay Inslee issued this statement Thursday morning: "UPDATED ADVISORY: Inslee press conference Thursday in Olympia Gov. Jay Inslee will address media today via streaming video and telephone to discuss mental health, the state's response to COVID, wildfires and air quality... Read More ...

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