A nursery in California that specializes in drought-tolerant plants, is known for its focus on innovation and efficiency. In response to the rising minimum wage, the nursery anticipates much higher costs associated with labor. Other nurseries/ growers are investing in automation in order to combat rising labor costs. Takao Nursery has decided that the key to success will be moving plants, not people. The firm is currently working with a company to design trays that can be moved with forklift, in order to increase efficiency and profits through cost reduction.
See "Centralized labor: Plants to the People", Nursery Management, October 29, 2019