LEAP for Nursery Crops Sustainability
The LEAP (Labor, Efficiency, Automation, Production) Team is working with producers to better understand how automation can help address labor issues and contribute to their production capacity and bottom line. The North Carolina Agricultural Research Service in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University is partnering with The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Florida, Oregon State University, Tennessee State University, Texas A&M University, and the USDA with guidance from an Advisory Board of industry professionals is conducting research about nursery labor challenges overcome by automation adoption.