Harvest mechanization helps agriculture remain competitive

California farmers have remained competitive in the global marketplace by using technology to reduce their costs and to expand production. Case studies of rice and processing tomatoes show that harvest mechanization has reduced labor use by 92% to 97% and has also reduced...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: James Thompson, Steven Blank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2000-05-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v054n03p51