date:Sep 18, 2013
In Germany's largest gherkin growing areas, Bavaria, Brandenburg and Northrhne-Westfalia, harvesting of gherkins is done by hand, which costs a lot of energy. Use of the so-called 'Gurkenflieger', harvesting machines pulled by tractors and moving slowly over the fields, are used here, whilst seasonal workers are lying on their belly to collect the gherkins. However, this is very tiring and expensive. A full automatic harvesting machine hardly needing any staff could offer relief. The prototyp