The agricultural sector continues to grapple with persistent labor shortages, a challenge expected to intensify further in 2025. This issue, driven by an aging workforce, declining interest from younger generations in farming, and complex immigration policies, necessitates a multi-faceted approach involving advanced technology, comprehensive policy reform, and innovative workforce strategies to ensure a sustainable future for food production.

Printing on the Go – Why Mobile Printers are a Game-Changer for Farms

Modern agriculture demands real-time data and documentation right where the work happens. Gone are the days of returning to the office just to print a label or a receipt. Many farmers are already using a wide variety of farm management apps to document their farm activities and ensure traceability and food and work safety. Combined with mobile printers growers can get an extremely practical way of empowering field teams to generate essential records, receipts, and labels directly on-site, saving time and boosting productivity.

Cultivating Efficiency, Enhancing Food Safety and Traceability with Croptracker

Lakeshore Veggie Growers Inc, (LVG) located in Leamington on the shores of Lake Erie, is a family run business specializing in greenhouse grown, flavourful, heirloom tomatoes. Officially incorporated in 2008, Lakeshore Veggies has scaled up from three to 18 acres by acquiring surrounding farms as they become available. They now operate three main greenhouse and packing facilities, supplying various local national marketers in Leamington. This expansion has brought on a greater need for fast paced inventory management and food safety systems, leading LVG to seek out Croptracker’s farm inventory traceability features.