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From Yakima, Washington, Orchard Rite operates two manufacturing and assembly plants producing more than 70% of the wind machines for frost protection in use around the world.
Since 1967, our family-run business has grown from a small warehouse with seven employees into a global provider of Orchard Rite wind machines and tree shakers, trusted by growers for decades.
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Orchard Rite’s headquarters are in the heart of agricultural country in Yakima, Washington. Being surrounded by farms, orchards, and vineyards puts us close to the issues that can affect crop health and harvest.
At our 104,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing and assembly facility, we set the standards for producing the highest quality and most innovative tree shakers and frost protection wind machines worldwide. Your crops are your livelihood, and your livelihood deserves the industry’s best.
Our products are built by employees who take pride in their work. They are honored to be trusted with the crops that support your families and ensure your future. We build each machine with skilled engineers and precision robotics. From the wires in our Auto-Start boxes to the doors on our tree shakers, from the bright red paint on our gear boxes to our shaker heads, we never let a part leave our facility without careful inspection for quality. We take pride in the details, because that’s what makes the difference between a good and a great harvest season.
Orchard Rite employees, dealers, and service providers work around the clock to make sure you have the best experience possible. We provide practical, economical solutions for harvesting nuts by day, and the industry’s most reliable frost protection by night.
At Orchard Rite, we put innovation to work for you.
Growing up in rural Washington, co-founder Daryl Hill noticed how frost can damage an entire crop and jeopardize the farmers in his community. Hill wanted to create something to help these farmers and allow their businesses to thrive.
It was a time of trial and error, and in 1967, the company began making oil-fired orchard heaters. Rising petroleum prices soon made the heaters an expensive option for frost protection. This did not temper Hill’s determination to help his community, and he went to work developing a solution.
Hill’s family can recall measuring cups mysteriously disappearing from the kitchen only to be found in the shop where he meticulously hand-cut the first Orchard-Rite blades. Five years later, Orchard Rite started selling wind machines, the industry’s most effective way to reduce the damaging effects of frost.
The company grew, and in 1990, Orchard Rite addressed another need in the agricultural industry – a practical and effective way to remove nuts from trees. Orchard Rite’s innovative design and sound engineering practices produced a shaker of unparalleled quality and dependability.
For over 50 years, we have been dedicated to serving you by listening to your needs, producing premier products, and providing superior service. We will continue this mission for the next 50 years and beyond.
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