Tomato greenhouses are becoming test beds for a new kind of farm worker, one that does not just grab every red fruit in sight ...

A scientist has explained why robots still struggle to pick tomatoes. Labor shortages in agriculture are driving growing ...

KUCHING: Sarawak Plantation Bhd has developed its own innovative oil palm fruit harvesting machine to address the long-standing shortage of fruit harvesters faced by the industry and boost production ...

LAKE WALES | Florida citrus officials hope federal approval of a new chemical that loosens the bond between the stem and fruit will lead to more widespread adoption of mechanical harvesting. Once seen ...

SOUTH HAVEN-- There have been only subtle changes to the way blueberries are harvested since H. McKibben patented his picking machine in 1959. But that might be about to change. Almost forty years ...

Harvesting can account for as much as 50 percent of the production cost for Florida's citrus crops. In a recent research study debris samples were collected from three harvesting systems; results ...

An international patent dispute has broken out over berry harvesters between farm machinery manufacturers in Washington state and Serbia, which had previously cooperated on equipment sales. Blueline ...

Though it’s unlikely that mechanical labor will replace manual labor in the citrus groves, University of Florida agricultural engineers are developing a robot citrus picker with 12 arms. A number of ...

Tomato vines can look calm from a distance. Up close, they feel like a crowded maze. Fruit hangs in clusters. Stems twist in ...