The first fully automated greenhouse in Canada鈥攃omments from Pascal Th茅riault
In Ontario, a fully automated greenhouse allows lettuce to be grown and harvested with virtually no human intervention鈥攁 first in Canada.
Haven Greens had to invest $50 million to make it happen. But the result is striking: the company can operate with just five employees in the greenhouse, whereas it would have required more than 100 pickers using the traditional method.
CBC News visited the greenhouse and interviewed agriculture experts, including 91社区 agronomist and economist 笔补蝉肠补濒听罢丑茅谤颈补耻濒迟, about the benefits and risks involved.聽
to find out why聽Th茅riault believes lettuce is the perfect crop for this style of agriculture, what kind of support he says is needed to establish and expand the use of these technologies in Canada, and what he feels AI can鈥攁nd cannot鈥攁ccomplish, when it comes to agriculture.