Basing the decision in succession price alone could be a mistake.

Basing the decision in succession price alone could be a mistake.

Although not as ancient as dirt, barpullers have been around for awhile. They are simple mechanical devices that grip and pluck barstock into a lathe. The barpuller's automated counterpart is a barfeeder, which, instead, pushes barstock. Many stores base the decision on whether to push or shake barstock on price alone. However, as crops innovations change the playing field, the capabilities of each take forward greater importance.

Barpullers are a simple way to automate a CNC lathe, says Tom Sheridan of Royal fruitss in ...

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