Technology & Innovation

Maximizing efficiency: our tools and technologies

At Columbia Farm Services, we leverage cutting-edge equipment and innovative technology to enhance efficiency and productivity on the land we manage. Strategic use of these tools, combined with effective labor management practices, allows you to optimize operations and drive profitability. Below is a comprehensive list of our key equipment and technologies, along with our labor management strategies that contribute to our commitment to excellence for our partners.

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Electrostatic Sprayers

Allows us to cover more ground and ensure our applied spray materials stay on target. This increases our labor and material efficiencies.

Probe Schedule

Provides live time soil moisture and in block weather data to help make informed decisions regarding irrigation and cooling.

Or Cell

Automation of wind machines linked with sensors to monitor temperature to reduce labor of start-up of each machine as well as decrease the time it can take to get up to full frost control.

Field Clock

Labor management tool used to keep track of all labor costs including harvest progress and totals.

Field In

Asset management and tracking platform to help increase efficiencies on the farm as well as track location and provide maintenance records and schedules for all equipment and vehicles.

De-leafer

Mechanically removing leaves from canopy to expose fruit to improve fruit color and quality.

Root Pruner

We strategically use root pruning to effectively de-vigor to help improve and balance return bloom and crop load.

Mechanical Hedger

Reducing the cost of labor in dormant and summer pruning by strategically using mechanical hedgers to increase light induction and reduce vigor.

Mylar Deployment

Automation of Mylar deployment and post-harvest clean up. This decreases overall labor cost as well as leaving the labor to accomplish other tasks.