Labor Savers: Industry experts share how growers can reduce labor costs by looking at their operations and processes

摘要

WHILE energy costs may be weighing heavily on our minds in chilly November, labor continues to be the greatest cost in running greenhouse operations. As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, we thought it would be good to present 25 ideas to helpyou save labor. Identify product movement and activities. "When it comes to looking at ways to save labor, it's really happening in front of you every day," says Mike Kanczak, a sales representative for Agrinomix, which provides automated solutions for growers. "Once you are trained to look for it, you can see it. If someone is touching something, there is a cost associated with that. Any type of movement or activity with people has a cost associated with it. Once you identify extraneous movement and activities, the next question is, 'Is this something people have to do or something a machine can do?'"