Growers look over samples of dozens of peach varieties at a fruit research open house held at Penn State's Fruit Research and Estensiion Center in Biglerville. 

     Peach growers left their tractors behind last week for a trip to Penn State's Research and Extension Center at Biglerville. Jerry Frecon, a Rutgers extension agent from Gloucester County, New Jersey, was on hand to share some of his knowledge and insights with the growers. He said Jersey's peach harvest is 10 days ahead of schedule. And he talked about the increasing role robotics is playing in the mechnization of fruit harvesting in general. Lancaster Farming staff writer Chris Torres attended the meeting and prepared a report for this week's print edition. Or you can read it online here: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://lfg.live.mediaspanonline.com/assets/5051117/A01LFWE-
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