Ag jobs

According to an article in McClatchey online news, if tough new immigration policy reduce the number of farm workers available, we can expect more mechaniztion of the produce industry as increasing labor costs make machines more practical.  I don't know if I agree with that.  Unlike a lot of the people making these pronouncements, I actually picked strawberrries, harvested cauliflower and bunched carrots, and I have a hard time believing a machine can do those things with anywhere near the level of competence necessary.  I guess a combination of engineered plants and laser guided GPS machines will be able to replace humans, but at what cost.