CONTENTS AGTECH ISSUE | JULY/AUGUST 2024 16 AgTech key to A&M Farms' sweet onion success 24 FEATURES 06 Smart tech wipes out pests A look at the latest trends in spraying automation 10 FIRA preview Veg AgTech big part of FIRA-USA California ag robotics conference 12 Labor challenges Fruit and vegetable growers voice concerns in 2024 survey 16 Vidalia onion robotics A&M Farms trials laser weeding, battles pests 22 Great Lakes EXPO 2024 Premier event for specialty crop ag innovation, networking Cover cropping aids IPM programs DEPARTMENTS 04 Editor's Letter 24 Veg Connections 26 Farm Market & Agritourism 28 Ag Labor 30 Classifieds 31 Ad Index On the Cover A&M Farms' trials tech for weeding in growing Vidalia sweet onions. Photo courtesy of A&M Farms. PAGE 16 VEGETABLEGROWERSNEWS.COM | 3http://www.VEGETABLEGROWERSNEWS.COM