The Robot Industry Podcast · 2026-04-26 · 30 min
Bryan Madden is the Farms Director at Champ's Fresh Farms Inc. in Langley BC Welcome to podcast # 159. I caught up with Bryan, who is a customer of Mycionics, my client. I spent the last few days at #Mushroomdays or #Mushroom Days in the Netherlands. Here are some of my questions: How did you get into mushroom farming? Can you tell me about Apex / South Mill Champs? What is the output of the farm? How many employees? What is a Drawer farm, what is that and why is it important to the conversation? 1.5 million pounds weekly , production in winnipeg lot to gain Drawer farm, Europe is (now) learning from us NO ONE WANT to pick mushrooms, it is a really tough job. Canada's Temporary foreign workers program? Labour is a complex variable on the farm. Why automation? Beyond the labor challenge, you are going to get a lot of data? What are some of the challenges? You are positioning your farm to be one of the most technologically advanced automated mushroom growing operations in North America. That must be challenging and exciting. How did you learn about Mycionics? Tell me about your project. What is the ROI of automation, from your perspective? How do you roll out automation in a farm?
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