From strawberries to apples, a wave of agriculture robotics may ease the farm labor crunch
Story Date: 3/12/2018

 

Source: Jeff Daniels, CNBC, 3/8/18

Some farmers are responding to the worsening farm labor shortage by turning to automated harvesting equipment and other advanced technology that perform tasks such as pruning, seeding and weeding. Robotic harvesting vehicles are being tested in Florida and California to pick strawberries and replace labor-intensive tasks normally performed by dozens of farm workers. 

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