THE NETHERLANDS - FineField knows the transition from manual labor to autonomous, precision agriculture is on the horizon.

Increased labor costs and a diminishing supply of workers — causing fierce competition for farm employees — are pushing fresh blueberry growers toward mechanized harvest. The best machines, as well as ...

Real blueberry losses exceed Frogmore Fresh owner Austin Sigety’s worst estimates, but the grower remains hopeful and said ...

Computer Science and Engineering student India Spott, a member of Sanfelice’s Hybrid Systems Lab, works on a robotic manipulator with a synthetic blueberry. The agricultural industry has long faced ...

Gardners, in case you haven’t noticed, blueberry bushes are brimming with succulent, round berries bursting with flavor (we have picked several pounds of fruit which freeze well too). For us, ...