Walker S will automate seeding, monitoring, harvesting and crop automation
Sector | Labor and automation
Wageningen UR
Plant research feedback generates extra €200k/ha/yr
First fully automated greenhouse for leafy greens in North America completed:
"We want to build a more sustainable and efficient food production system"
Simplifying IPM planning with a new Product Calculator
Geothermal greenhouse project will create 3.500 jobs in Afyon
NL: Battling Aspergillus fumigatus in greenhouse growing regions
New program launched to advance skills development in the green industry
Mexico: Finka makes the leap from intuition to Artificial Intelligence
Crop Controller excitement:
"The possibilities with AI are endless"
Using intelligence to make the most of water management
Florian Gostner, CEO of Fri-El Green House in Ostellato (Italy):
"We plan to expand the greenhouse area and increase our workforce from 600 to 1,000 employees"
Video: Machine clears eggplant crop from greenhouse
Australia: Smart picking cart with real-time tomato grading introduced
U.S. farm workers sue Trump administration over H-2A wage cuts
New berry website highlights cultivation and consumer information
30MHz introduces RTR advice:
Automatic analysis for better climate decisions
US: Trump administration relaxes foreign labor laws
Robotic strawberry harvesting race moves toward California launch
South Korea: Greenhouse robot demonstration project completed
CAN: The importance of empowering young growers in an aging industry
WayBeyond launches
GrowPilot app to provide AI-driven crop risk alerts
US (CA): Growers finding labor reforms "create balance"
Designing an automatic seedling pick-up device for strawberries
Using AI to find the environmental drivers of tomato expansion in smart greenhouses
China: Boosting tomato harvests with smart systems
Accelerating operational planning with AI-solutions
Making the switch from greenhouse to smarthouse
First fleet of tomato-harvesting robots operating in Dutch greenhouse
TTA-ISO introduces High Speed Grafter
Grafting automation takes a leap forward
"Rent to Buy" program launched for agricultural nano-bubble machines
IUNU extends LUNA platform with app
"Midtech and lowtech operations deserve to benefit from similar advantages"
cost based on the number of active employees using labor and crop registration system
Calculation tool allows growers to estimate their monthly license price
Japan: Lettuce harvesting robot introduced into plant factory
"Manual input is no longer feasible, not at the current scale of horticulture"
AI meets agriculture in Mexico
Togo inventor develops Africa’s first agricultural robot
UK confirms 2026 seasonal worker visas for horticulture
Australia:
Automated pollination and spray platform at Flavorite
5G in the greenhouse: When robots and bumblebees share the same signal
Over 17,000 seasonal workers are expected to return to Huelva for the next strawberry season
Kassius Rosa on the complexities of being a grower:
“My mind jumps from one greenhouse to another, always slower than I’d like it to”
Saga Robotics completes record 2025 season
Australia’s vegetable industry is still facing a workforce crisis
tomato grower Lans embraces AI-driven smart pest monitoring
Using automation to safeguard 88 hectares of premium crops
Australia: Industry internship program set to cultivate horticulture’s next generation
Seeds of smart farming: How FASAL is contributing to India’s agritech industry
Australian propagator upgrades monitoring and automation technology
Chile tackles farm labor gap with migrant programs
US: Companies sign letter urging Government action on H-2A labor during shutdown
Limited trail slots available
Harvest robot for snack tomatoes commercial-ready
Tanzania unveils digital platform to aid horticulture market
Arugga expands adds dashboard and expands operation:
"Every moving robot can give us far more information than we could collect manually"
India: Professor publishes new book on optimizing greenhouse climate control systems
“We’ve helped growers conserve over 82 billion litres of water so far”
Himarcan combines expertise, technology and sustainability to improve fertigation efficiency
Digital tools for smarter fertigation
Hortifrut comments on worker strike at berry operations in Peru
UK growers seek clarity on aid scheme closure
Growers urge U.S. to resume H-2A visa processing during shutdown
Ammerlaan Growers centralizes cultivation data with LetsGrow.com
University of Guelph research advances greenhouse robotics:
“Increased productivity in all sectors of the Canadian economy is becoming a national priority”
"Within five years, the tomato harvesting robot will be commonplace"
Robots assist growers: From trials to practice
Creating greenhouse automation with a human touch
"131 separate compartments, each requiring its own cultivation control"
why Michelle Montgomery believes in AI-supported growing
“Having one collective source of data allows you to look at every input”
Efficient harvesting and processing of bell peppers
Portugese growers and breeders collaborate for harvesting robot
UK eases visa rules for seasonal farm workers
Taco van der Louw and Noëlle van Rijsoort-de Baan (Up&Up Talent Solutions)
"Creating impact with interim staff"
Grower gets to know scouting robot in trials and practice
A new way of communicating and visualizing data
Immersive technology applied in horticulture
Supporting automation-ready propagation for growers
US: Research helps robots navigate complex greenhouse environments
US: Blueberry industry welcomes H-2A changes
Pollination robot gets to work in greenhouse with closed screens
New Argus Axia control system announced
US: Requirements for labor programs updated during Government shutdown
“Automation will drive efficiency, but it will also elevate the roles of greenhouse workers”
Albert Pinto talks about Viscon Group NA launching Foray