Sector | Labor and automation
Quantified sensor technology connects with Priva:
Another chapter in platform-agnostic precision greenhouse monitoring
Nicky Mann of Family Fresh Farms on worker safety training:
“We don’t believe in handouts. We believe in giving people a hand-up”
NL: Smart cultivation with an autonomous platform
Bipartisan bill seeks to reform U.S. farm labor program
Student teams win big at 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge
South Korea: Using smart farm technology to boost yields and cut costs in Jeju
New online workforce training program named CEA Works, to launch June 1
AGEYE CEO Nick Genty:
“Automation means nothing if growers can’t operate or afford it"
Survey reveals insights into skin cancer in the horticulture workforce
Automation in motion, from seeding to harvest
"We’ve designed a system that works across multiple farm formats"
ProJoules expands platform to allow for smarter bell pepper performance tracking
Studying autonomous navigation methods for agricultural robots
UC San Diego develops tape-inspired gripper for delicate produce
Zordi secures investment to advance robotic dexterity in agriculture
"One day, you could suddenly find yourself hacked"
Meeting held on 'Working smarter and safer with AI'
Climate data at GPS level: Johan van Erven launches Climate-Data.info
Thermal batteries can also effectively cool the greenhouse
Meet Daria Noda — Sales Manager for Europe at Blue Radix
Trials demonstrate commercially viable automated strawberry harvesting
Using deep learning models to classify tomato leaf diseases
Good start to the season for Tabos Eco
"In organic cultivation, we need to be even more vigilant"
Uzbekistan to launch production of smart temperature-regulating greenhouse film with China
The traditional greenhouse is now smarter
Harvest robot autonomously navigates in strawberry cultivation
More control over pests through planning and prevention
Next step in £1.3 million match-funded project
Using AI to drive natural defenses and deliver value to growers
$20 million funding round for iUNU
"Growers scan thousands of plants in a uniform way"
Ukraine expects workforce problems again ahead of berry harvest
Using technology to maximize greenhouse profits
The difference between active and passive greenhouse cooling systems
Bringing plug-and-play IoT to the field with simplicity and scalability
Minseok Lee on ioCrops’ Ation
“Greenhouse technology is like an Iron Man suit: it’s only powerful if the grower unlocks its potential”
US: Taking advantage of the New York State Greenhouse Database and Benchmark Program
robots showcase their skills to growers
Comparing 4 types of UV-C robots
Lower Saxony:
German fruit and vegetable producers demand exemption from minimum wage
Robot-harvesting tomatoes
NL: The importance of data in cultivation
China: Using AI tov harvest a smarter future
Reducing the need for multiple platforms
Fully integrating data systems within a vertical farm
weekly data for the whole year ahead
Tomato grower uses ProJoules for harvest forcast
Alba Bio
Sicily: organic tomato production grows, but labour remains a challenge
India: BCC to launch horticulture waste processing unit
Egypt: Making farming smarter, one field at a time
Russian drone strikes destroy office and laboratory of Ukrainian Agrivoltaics Association
GNA's Octopus and PP100 "Pick and Place" solutions
Robotic solutions: The revolution that is changing our future
Regaining control through autonomous growing
Seedling counting from manual work to analysis with computer vision
NL: New advanced dispenser series being developed
NL: qMS platform gets significant update
"Women have long been a driving force behind positive change in agriculture"
NL: Government wants drone boost for agriculture and horticulture
Thomas Wennekers, Gearbox:
"We’re at the threshold of AI in horticulture; it’s only going to get bigger”
Polybot project advances ai-driven farming with SPRIND support
New Dari Ecomeccanica solutions to meet the needs of fresh-cut producers
How vegetable harvesters can increase productivity and efficiency in the field
Jiir Awdir from the Swiss AI start-up Hoshii AG:
"We support trading companies by making existing ERP software AI-capable"
Jan Willem Tolhoek, FreshRecruitment:
"Companies go to great lengths to recruit staff, but retention is another story"
US (MI): New report highlights major labor issues
Source.ag unveils new product tiers to aid growers
Sohee Sim on developing ioCrops’ Ation
“Dramatically reducing labor costs isn’t always feasible, but there’s room for optimization”
Fewer Poles, more Bulgarians to work in the Netherlands
China: "Robot dogs" taking over vegetable inspections in Shougang City
US: Collaborative delta robot to be unveiled at Indoor Ag-Con
