Salinas, Calif.-based PlantTape is hosting an open house April 10 in Five Points, Calif., to talk with tomato growers about its automated transplanting system.
“After four years and 25,000 acres of development with the PlantTape system, we are excited to showcase what we have learned and how we can apply the automated technology to the tomato industry,” Brian Antle, president of PlantTape, said in a news release. “With the availability of labor declining and hourly costs increasing, we must look to turnkey automation solutions, such as PlantTape.”
PlantTape was acquired by Tanimura & Antle in 2014. The technology is commercially used to plant lettuces, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, onions, tomatoes, and cabbage. Other crops are currently on trial, according to the release.
A representative of the company will share findings from tomato trials and talk about how growers can use the technology, according to the release.
The open house will allow visitors to look at the transplanting machine while it plants a 20-acre tomato trial and also evaluate another 20-acre field that was previously planted.
More information on open house is available from Mike Mclane at 831-262-6174 or mikemclane@planttape.com, according to the release.
