Harvest costs represent over 70% of operating costs/acre to produce strawberries in California (UC Davis Cost Study, 2021). With the passing of SB-3 minimum wage increase requirements in 2016, the California Strawberry Commission has recognized labor-saving automation as the industry's leading research priority. By 2018, there were three companies pursuing automated harvesting in California: Harvest … Continue reading An Automated Harvesting Update: Harvest CROO Robotics, Traptic, and Advanced Farms