Economics of Robotic Technology in Texas Wine Grape Production

Autor: McCorkle, Dean A., Dudensing, Rebekka M., Hanselka, Dan, Hellman, Ed W.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.230005
Popis: The motivation for this study centers on the labor- and cost-intensive nature of wine grape production and the potential opportunities for robotic technology to augment those production tasks that are manual labor-intensive. The objectives of this study are to: 1) develop cost of production budgets for two representative wine grape vineyards in Texas; 2) assess the economic viability of wine grape production under current operating conditions; 3) evaluate labor costs by production task; and 4) identify common production challenges and tasks that could be augmented with robotic technology development.
Databáze: OpenAIRE