With labor shortages leaving a wealth of fruit to rot on trees, farmers around the globe are seeing a glimmer of hope on the horizon as AI-driven robots fly to their rescue. These tech marvels are ...

In the agricultural sector, labor shortages are increasing the need for automated harvesting using robots. However, some ...

Robots are replacing human workers at a faster pace than any other point in history. Most of these robots are in factories, but a new kind of mechanized worker has hit apple orchards. Abundant ...

Gala apples hang from a branch in the Barden Family Orchard in North Scituate. It's getting to be that time of year: Apples are growing, blackberries have ripened – and pretty soon, you'll be able to ...

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This story is a component of the feature “Seasons of Preserves: Stone Fruit,” which is part of a four-part series on preserving fruit at home called “L.A. in a Jar.” When it comes to picking fruit for ...

It takes just a twist of the wrist to determine when pears are ready to come off the tree. For plums and peaches, flesh firmness is a good way to verify maturity. Blackberries? Check the color. Nature ...

To discover the new frontier of urban farming, you'll have to look up — and look sharp — for hanging fruit. Fruit trees produce food, but also provide shade, keep greenhouse gases out of the ...

Question: I rent a house that has many fruit trees in the backyard. During the last fruit-picking season, I had a problem with my landlord, as well as her family, coming into my yard at all hours of ...