An automated strawberry-harvesting robot at Wish Farms in Plant City has shown progress toward full deployment for the upcoming strawberry season, its inventors say. Gary Wishnatzki, a ...

Large-scale strawberry harvests are tougher than they sound. The fruit is fragile and must be delicately plucked, usually by teams of laborers working slowly in the hot sun. If they’re bruised or the ...

DAVIS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Farm Technologies, Inc., developers of robotic technology for farmers, announced today it has completed a Series B investment round raising $25 million to ...

PLANT CITY, Fla. — One of the biggest strawberry growers in the Tampa Bay region says it’s close to deploying a fully automated strawberry harvesting robot. Wish Farms has been helping to develop the ...

Advanced Farm's robotic strawberry harvester picks strawberries in Davis, Calif. DAVIS, Calif. — Walk into any grocery store this summer, and chances are you will be greeted by rows of strawberries.

Strawberries are ready about 30 days after blooming, typically between late May and early October, depending on the variety. Harvest when berries are fully red—size doesn’t matter—and check for ...