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Pollinating pistachios in California

Posted on May 5, 2024

If you buy Californian pistachios, there is a good chance that they were produced thanks to Israel’s Edete Precision Technologies for Agriculture (see here previously). The agri-tech startup now helps Californian farmers pollinate 3,000 acres of almond trees. https://farming.co.uk/news/edete-expands-precision-pollination-services-in-california

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19% increase in pistachio yield

Posted on January 15, 2024

Between April 2022 and April 2023, Israel’s Edete (see here previously) pollinated 500 acres of pistachios in Bakersfield, Calif., for one of the largest growers in the US. Edete achieved a 19% increase in yield on two sites, equating to … Continue reading →

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Boosting crop yields in California

Posted on November 30, 2021

The robotic pollinator from Israel’s Edete Precision Technologies (see here previously) has increased yields by 24%, during a pilot trial at an 82-acre pistachio orchard in Sacramento, California. Edete plans to use the system on thousands of acres during the … Continue reading →

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The answer is not blowing in the wind

Posted on June 27, 2021

Israel’s Edete (see here previously) is expanding its technology that artificially pollinates crops, to include not just insect-pollinated plants but wind-pollinated crops as well. It will focus first on the pollination of pistachios, one of the world’s fastest-growing crops. https://www.timesofisrael.com/agtech-startup-edete-brings-tech-to-wind-pollinated-crops-for-better-yield/

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Saving the Australian almond crop

Posted on February 7, 2021

Israel’s Edete (reported here previously) is to trial its artificial pollination technology in the Australian state of Victoria. Its machinery that can be deployed both day and night, and at extreme temperatures. While Israel is busy saving the world’s honeybees, … Continue reading →

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Save the bees and crops

Posted on December 22, 2019

Israel has developed many solutions to stop the decline in the global bee population, (see here) but are too late for some countries. So, Israel’s Edete Precision Technologies’ unique pollen-harvesting and mechanical pollination system could be just what the Californian … Continue reading →

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