The Advisory Board of Orchard of the Future welcomes four new members. With their backgrounds in policy, practice, technology and research, they contribute to the shared ambition to strengthen international…

In the spotlight In this interview, Aurea shares how their technology helps fruit growers manage at tree level, why the international fruit sector holds such strong potential, and how being…

Randwijk, March 19, 2025 Technological innovations for sustainable and efficient fruit cultivation The final results of The Next Fruit 4.0 project were presented at the Fruit Research Center (FRC) in…

Where innovation meets application From 5 to 7 February, Berlin was the place to be for the global fruit sector. Orchard of the Future was there to join forces with…

International Cooperation and Innovation in the Fruit Sector In July, the “Orchard of the Future” program visited Washington State, with a Dutch delegation of fruit growers, cultivation advisors, technology companies…

At the Global Produce and Floral Show in Orlando (October 19-21, 2023), Ton van Arnhem, Agricultural Counselor at the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington DC and Rianne Ham, International Marketing Manager…

The Orchard of the Future collaboration is led by a team of 8 enthusiastic professionals from different organizations on both sides of the ocean: Ines Hanrahan, Joe Davidson, Julia Terlinchamp,…

From April-June 2023, Alex You, who at the time was a Robotics PhD student at Oregon State University (co-advised by Prof.’s Joe Davidson and Cindy Grimm), had the opportunity to…

Announcement: We’ve gone social! The Orchard of the Future has a new website! This site serves as a new home for sharing news, activities, and project updates, and for connecting…

In September, the team was awarded a grant via the 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) for a project entitled “Washington State and the Netherlands: Accelerating Innovative Technology Adoption…