Sector | Labor and automation
EU Commission first implementation report:
The relevance of combating Unfair Trading Practices and the need for further EU actions
US (TX): What does farmworker shortage mean for TX agricultural future?
Grower uses data to up tomato game
Participants Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge use new crop model
Fourth Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge started
New data shows Australian farmers will walk away if worker access is further eroded
Ruud Krul, Freshclusive:
"Lower air freight rates boost exports to distant destinations"
"Over 100 pipe rail trolleys delivered to Mexico"
CANgrow
Award for wardrobe-sized modular grow system producing 700 kg of fresh food annually
More than 13,800 migrants have arrived in Huelva since January for the berry campaign
New Zealand: Greenhouse grower using electric harvester
UV-C robot for greenhouses without rails available
'Until growers are fully consulted'
NFU calls for a halt to proposed changes in SMETA standard
Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen area
AI Startup aims to learn the language of plants to make agriculture more sustainable
New: sweeper and vacuum machine for children introduced
UK food industry leaders demand government action on foreign workers
As its workers stream to the U.S., Mexico runs short of farmhands
Greenhouse workers get unpaid wages after months of protests
US (PA): Young people don’t want to farm anymore. Can Pennsylvania change their minds?
CAN: Visa Requirements for SAWP workers from Mexico
Visa delays for Mexican workers may impact Canada's agricultural season
Canadian greenhouse grower celebrates National Farmworkers Awareness Week
More automation to USA growers with new Javo-GK partnership
Christopher Levine appointed as new CFO:
Fieldwork wins £600,000 government grant
Interplay between plant knowledge and robotics for innovations in precision fruit cultivation
CAN (ON): Propagation greenhouse to trial dynamic LEDs
Exporters see it as overzealous
New temporary requirement for exporting Moroccan soft fruit
Meet GIGAS, the robot using AI to pick tomatoes
US (FL): Farmworkers, supporters rally near Wendy's board chairman's home in Palm Beach
US: Labor4Learning program accepting applicants
Empowering employees through training
Special labor and staff
Canadian minimum wage increases to $17.40 an hour on June 1
An approach to a fully autonomous greenhouse mobility platform
PM Sunak: Fruit-picking robots to reduce migrant labor needs in the UK
Labor migration of Central Asian workers to greenhouse jobs in the UK
EU farmer's frustration grows
From cows and cash crops to greenhouses: Integral Farms Produce
CEO of Dutch automatization company shares his view on the horticulture sector:
"Expansion of greenhouse acreage can only happen with automation and robotization"
UK wage growth and economic concerns amid new border controls
CAN: Scholarships to address labor shortages in agri-food sector
Newly launched Pepper AGV answers labour challenges
AgriData Innovations secures investment:
"Expanding deployment of cameras in CEA"
Ireland
"Staffing crisis in horti sector must be addressed"
European retailers acknowledge union role in wage improvement
"Our mentality and that of our workers is 'less talk, more action'"
CAN (BC): Delaying arrival dates or cancelling workers
New LED series for vertical farming and crop science applications introduced
Rise of robots paves the way for delicate crop handling
Philips LED toplighting + interlighting system replaces hybrid system at Jami Tomatoes BV:
“People often underestimate the added value of interlighting”
"Investors set to boost the horti robot market"
Saxony-Anhalt: Bördegarten invests some five million euros:
New accommodations for seasonal workers in Köthen
Nick Boelen joins Four Growers: