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  • As labor costs rise, AI is learning to farm

    Jun 12, 2025 10:30 am by Chicago TribuneIllinois in the News
    Agricultural workers in the U.S. on H-2A visas place wooden stakes in the ground for jalapeno plants at Flamm Orchards, May 29, 2025, in downstate Cobden. At peak season in June and July, Flamm Orchards employs about 90 workers from Oaxaca, Mexico. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

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    Chicago Tribune (June 11) The labor demands of fruits and vegetables deter farmers from growing anything but corn and soybeans. U of I ag specialist Elizabeth Wahle says farming is increasingly dependent on foreign labor. 

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