Can machine-grown lettuce help cut Canada’s reliance on U.S. greens? This farmer is betting on it

Can machine-grown lettuce help cut Canada’s reliance on U.S. greens? This farmer is betting on it

As Canada's reliance on U.S. produce hits the spotlight, one Ontario farmer has a pitch: locally grown, year-round produce, grown by artificial intelligence and automation. In a sprawling two-hectare greenhouse, tucked inside a wooden red barn in King City, Ont., an animated Jay Willmot,

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