Sector | Labor and automation
Belgian growers explore advanced screen technologies
“Chemically we lost that war long ago and they have reduced our arsenal”
Tuned LED light traps offer new hope against diamondback moth in South African brassicas
Source.ag launches WhisperGrow: world’s first affirmation tool for greenhouse crops
Syngenta Group looks back on 2025 developments
Kazakhstan's greenhouse tomato production expands with advanced technology
Hortiplan brings automated growing solutions to growers worldwide
New ECIP platform helps farm labor contractors assess and strengthen labor management systems
Silent failures, invisible losses — and what some Dutch growers are now doing about it
Dutch cucumber grower expands AI-assisted harvest line technology across new sites
Aranet expands substrate weighing systems for multiple growing methods
DavìPlant uses C-LED technology for its lighting system
"Our nursery has produced more than 250 million seedlings"
Celebrating farmworkers for Farmworker Awareness Week
Low-cost sensor system could warn farmers of salt stress in plants
how data analysis can support daily crop management
Greenhouse intelligence supporting production of flavourful Honeytomatoes
UK strawberry harvesting robots win research award
Van der Ende Group renews Curves selection tool
"More efficient pump selection in the heating sector"
Mexican grower showcases autonomous climate control for beef and TOV tomatoes
German startup eternal.ag launches fully autonomous harvesting robot
Capturing CO₂ using horticultural knowledge: “Smart energy reuse”
Logiqs celebrates 50 years:
"There will come a moment when things move very fast again"
Svensson knowledge event explores LED cultivation, screen technology and air movement
Offers Free Industry-ready Toolkit for Farmworker Awareness Week
EFI Champions Farmworker Recognition Nationwide
Climate computer pioneer reflects on half a century with Hoogendoorn
Robotic hand developed to handle fragile items such as fruit
RAAD (Inter-)national South Africa PTY marks one year of operations
“With our processing hub in South Africa, we can replace a Dutch accountant for a low monthly fee”
Jan Willem Tolhoek (FreshRecruitment):
"AI is a useful tool, but recruitment remains a human endeavor"
Updated spray robots showcased
Drones gain attention at Plant Health Symposium as sector calls for regulatory updates
US: California Bill would boost H-2A worker wages
Termotecnica Pericoli expands its climate control offering with the integration of Agricontrol
"A drone that inspects greenhouse plants to detect issues early before they spread"
“It created some extra work, but we ended up with a much better product because of that collaboration”
Integrated design and careful planning: A collaborative path to successful CEA projects
Robot pollinator could produce more, better crops for indoor farms
Controlling large scale propagation from papayas to sugarcane:
A new temporary immersion bioreactor system in plant propagation
New generation of sensors introduced
Bas Dirven, hydroponics expert at Meteor Systems:
“A smart, simple and scalable system makes a difference every single day”
Morocco: Workers protest over "harsh" conditions
Organic grower goes from powder to precision with coating
NL: Greenhouse growers in Grashoek provide on-site housing for migrant workers
First Belgian grower starts working with snack tomato harvest robot
Greenhouse AI tech “Showdown” at the Leamington Greenhouse Grower Expo
From algorithms to action: The adoption challenge in greenhouse AI
Agrikola AI brings UVC robotics to horticulture
Marcel Beelen, FineField:
"Within 5-15 years, fresh berry harvesting will be entirely mechanized"
Labour shortage to weigh on sector
No cheap fruit and vegetables expected in Ukraine in 2026
NASA-engineered YieldX hydroponic system scales commercially in Australia, expands to India
Spanish agtech Grodi raises €2.5M to unleash autonomous greenhouse robots
Labor registration as a management tool
Australian growers examine European innovation on AUSVEG 2026 Study Tour
Hoogendoorn gets Bronze EcoVadis Medal in first assessment
"We've reduced reliance on physical sensors while achieving a new level of modeling accuracy"
"India’s CEA market is growing, but high automation costs slow adoption"
Can drones offer a faster, more precise way to measure blackberry flowering?
New transition tool supports expansion from HPSS to IFA
NZ: Comments on the Recognized Seasonal Employer Scheme
Pakistan: UAF introduces multi-functional vegetable nursery transplanter to boost productivity
‘The perfect balance between people and AI at Árpád’
Koidra reflects on KoPilot
Measuring improvements in smart growing across 2025
US: AmericanHort joins Amicus Brief to defend H-2A wage reform, as workforce concerns loom large for growers
Möbius and Heliovision to host webinar on 24 March
"AI helps growers predict precisely when their produce will be ready for market"
AG Group Europe strengthens its commitment to agricultural robotics for intensive horticulture
Metazet presents new TubeRaiser tube rail lift at HortiContact
Combining greenhouse cultivation with outdoor cultivation becomes possible
Labor management system even more widely applicable after update
CAN: Ontario growers support scholarships for children of Jamaican seasonal workers
"We develop AI-based solutions for growers and nurseries"
Improving automation when examining the growth of pepper leaves
Precision seeding and grafting gain ground as nurseries face higher costs and tighter margins
Why advanced control is becoming central to circular indoor farming
“Once we introduce interconnections, everything changes”
AmericanHort introduces new Workplace Safety in Horticulture webinar series
Spain offers half a million migrants the prospect of legal residence and work permits
UAE: Using AI to cut down on food waste
New partnership to expand greenhouse drone distribution across Europe
Adana: Hydroponic strawberries in AI-supported greenhouse exported to 7 countries
Beyond the dashboard: Chada Farms and the “reasoning” revolution in nutrition
AmericanHort urges release of supplemental H-2B Visas
Australia: Queensland labour hire provider in court
Automated irrigation and fertigation address labour challenges in India
“We extended our crop intelligence from sensing to on-farm action”
Waving goodbye to repetitive manual tasks
VB provides climate installation for Looye Kwekers expansion
Introducing Phenostation
“Greenhouses offer excellent conditions for phenotyping, but scalability and standardization remain challenges”
UK: 2026 Grower Seasonal Worker Roadshows announced
High-speed grafter AC assists grafting above the cotyledons at Vreugdenhil Young Plants
"Every day we gain more confidence in the machine"
Turkey: Using technology to create 24/7 greenhouse viability
"Superhero” robots to transform labor-intensive vegetable growing
Robonity applies AI and robotics to reduce labor costs
Mondi Products launches Avara Technology
