Self-Driving Tractors May Help Fill Agriculture’s Labor Shortage

A farm in Sonoma County, California had 27 tractor driver positions open and posted the positions on various job boards.  The farm didn’t get a single applicant for weeks.  A few weeks later, the owners onboarded an autonomous tractor system for the farm and updated the job listing to say they were looking for an agtech operator position.  In the preferred qualif… Continue reading…