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Re:'Shit in, shit out', AI is coming for agriculture, but fa... by Animats on Monday July 07, 2025 @01:46AM (#44487145)
Automation is seen in the more advanced countries, ones which lack an oppressed underclass like the US. There's much more automation on farms. Robotic milking is widely used in Australia, but less popular in the US. [1] New Zealand has the best automated slaughterhouse technology.[2] Those jobs are mostly done by illegal immigrants in the US, and the companies hiring them are screaming about stricter ICE enforcement.[3][4]

[1] https://dairy-cattle.extension.org/dairy-robotic-milking-sys...

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdq1uBCI2Kw

[3] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/06/23/dairy-industr...

[4] https://tucson.com/news/national/article_fe9b9724-1526-557b-...

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Re:'Shit in, shit out', AI is coming for agriculture, but fa... by MisterTea on Monday July 07, 2025 @11:21AM (#44491313)
> and the companies hiring them are screaming about stricter ICE enforcement.[3][4]

Your statement matches nothing listed in those linked articles. [3] Talks about how the dairy industry is concerned as it relies on immigrant labor. [4] only quotes an "official of the plant" who says they are against illegal immigration, a personal opinion.

[3] also amusingly paints the immigrants as tech savvy identity theives which is laughable. Likely, it is whatever shady entity the employer uses to hire illegals allowing them to deny involvement.

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Re:'Shit in, shit out', AI is coming for agriculture, but fa... by Animats on Monday July 07, 2025 @02:00PM (#44493020)
More references.

US dairy operators needing immigrant labor. (Associated Press) [1] (Dairy Herd Management) [2]

Meatpacking plant raids, effects. (Des Moines Register) [3]

More available via Google. This is a major issue and there's lots of info available.

[1] https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-farmworkers-ver...

[2] https://www.dairyherd.com/news/business/impact-immigration-r...

[3] https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2025/06/11/ice-...

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