CONTENTS SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE | JULY 2023 06 German heritage at Fisher & Wieser's Das Peach Haus 32 New fusarium wilt strain in California FEATURES 06 Grower Profile Keeping it clean Fisher & Wieser's Das Peach Haus seeks elusive chill hours 10 Biocontrols Salinas Biological Summit California event designed as start of 'global conversation' Now including: 13 25 Ag Tech Drone assignment Aerial tool can be costly, growers must consider pros, cons 28 Grapes A piercing problem The Pacific Northwest looks to California to avoid GWSS 04 Editor's Letter 36 CMI 38 Ag Labor Review 40 Classifieds 42 Advertiser Index 34 Farm Market & Agritourism The first step is knowing who your customers are DEPARTMENTS On the Cover A Tevel Aerobotics Technologies Flying Autonomous Robot harvests apples. The Israeli company's harvest system has been tested in apple and stone fruit orchards in the U.S. and other countries. Photo courtesy of Tevel. PAGE 25 FRUITGROWERSNEWS.COM | 3 25 Drones take on more responsibilities 30 Great Lakes EXPO News Connecting growers through the digital market space Great Lakes EXPO to feature " Fancy Lady Cowgirl " Courtenay DeHoff 32 Plant & Soil Health A strawberry threat California researchers work to thwart new fusarium wilt strainhttp://www.FRUITGROWERSNEWS.COM