Immigration fears stoke interest in more automation of California farms

Immigration fears stoke interest in more automation of California farms

“There’s a lot of very nervous people out there in agriculture in terms of what’s going to be available in the labor force”

With authorities promising tougher border tactics, farmers who rely on immigrant labor are eyeing an emerging generation of fruit-picking robots and high-tech tractors designed to do everything from pluck … via Seattle Post-Intelligencer