RFID Raises Profits at Plant Nursery

Knox Nursery grows seedlings that it sells to wholesalers and retailers that, in turn, raise the plants until they are large enough for the consumer market. During busy seasons, the company typically sells as many as 30,000 trays of seedlings per week. The nursery employs RFID to identify the disposable plastic trays it sows with seeds—mostly floral annuals, as well as some herbs—then uses the technology to track the inventory and movement of those trays throughout its 13-acre greenhouse, and to expedite the shipping of seedlings to its customers. More...

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