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Re:Open Source Farming Robot by throwup238 on Sunday August 04, 2024 @12:01PM (#41154360)
Napa and Sonoma vineyards have been doing it for decades: https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/vintners-rush-to-dry... (dated 1997)

It’s pretty rare though. They usually only do it when it rains heavily right before harvest.

Re:Open Source Farming Robot by amoshebb on Sunday August 04, 2024 @06:54PM (#41156862)
parent comment said “every time it rains”… this article and your comment make it sound “pretty rare”.
Re:Open Source Farming Robot by tonyarkles on Sunday August 04, 2024 @11:37PM (#41157982)
I could certainly be wrong about the timing. I’m definitely not a grape growing expert by any means, I mostly know about it from being in the UAV world and having had some discussions about replacing the helicopters with drones for getting the water off.