Rise of the machines:Transplanters reduce labor costs while improving quality

摘要

Labor costs were the catalyst behind Chad Olsons choice to add automation to his operation."With the rising cost of labor and insurance, you have to in today's world to be profitable," Olson says.Olson is VP of operations for Olson's Greenhouse and Gardens, based in Salem, Utah, with two other locations in Utah and one in Boise, Idaho. Olson is a wholesale grower, focusing on bedding plants and perennials, mums and poinsettias in 36 acres of indoor growing across its four locations. Ease of use and versatility were his two main reasons for picking the TTA PackPlanter transplanter.