In California’s Central Coast, where rows of lettuce, broccoli, and leafy greens stretch across thousands of acres, a quiet shift is underway. It’s not about what is being grown, but how it’s being harvested. For decades, vegetable farming has depended on large crews moving through fields by hand, picking at the right moment to preserve quality and maximize yield. That model is now under pressure. Labor is harder to find, more expensive to maintain, and increasingly unpredictable during the...