A method for automating transfer of plants within an agricultural facility, the method comprising: • dispatching a loader to autonomously deliver a first module from a first grow location within an agricultural facility to a transfer station within the agricultural facility, the first module defining a first array of plant slots at a first density and loaded with a first set of plants at a first growth stage; • dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver a second module to the transfer station, the second module defining a second array of plant slots at a second density less than the first density and empty of plants; • recording a module-level optical scan of the first module; • extracting a viability parameter of the first set of plants from features detected in the module-level optical scan; • in response to the viability parameter falling outside of a target viability range, rejecting transfer of the first set of plants from the first module; and • in response to the viability parameter falling within the target range: o triggering a robotic manipulator at the transfer station to sequentially transfer a first subset of the first set of plants from the first module into the second array of plant slots in the second module; o dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver a third module to the transfer station, the third module defining a third array of plant slots at the second density; and o in response to filling each plant slot in the second array of plant slots in the second module with the first subset of plants, triggering the robotic manipulator to sequentially transfer a second subset of the first set of plants from the first module into the third array of plant slots in the third module; • in response to filling each plant slot in the second array of plant slots in the second module with a plant in the first subset of plants in the first module, dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver the second module from the transfer station to a second grow location within the agricultural facility; and • in response to transferring a last plant in the first set of plants out of the first module, dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver the first module to a cleaning station within the agricultural facility. • dispatching a loader to autonomously deliver a first module from a first grow location within an agricultural facility to a transfer station within the agricultural facility, the first module defining a first array of plant slots at a first density and loaded with a first set of plants at a first growth stage; • dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver a second module to the transfer station, the second module defining a second array of plant slots at a second density less than the first density and empty of plants; • recording a module-level optical scan of the first module; • extracting a viability parameter of the first set of plants from features detected in the module-level optical scan; • in response to the viability parameter falling outside of a target viability range, rejecting transfer of the first set of plants from the first module; and • in response to the viability parameter falling within the target range: o triggering a robotic manipulator at the transfer station to sequentially transfer a first subset of the first set of plants from the first module into the second array of plant slots in the second module; o dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver a third module to the transfer station, the third module defining a third array of plant slots at the second density; and o in response to filling each plant slot in the second array of plant slots in the second module with the first subset of plants, triggering the robotic manipulator to sequentially transfer a second subset of the first set of plants from the first module into the third array of plant slots in the third module; o triggering a robotic manipulator at the transfer station to sequentially transfer a first subset of the first set of plants from the first module into the second array of plant slots in the second module; o dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver a third module to the transfer station, the third module defining a third array of plant slots at the second density; and o in response to filling each plant slot in the second array of plant slots in the second module with the first subset of plants, triggering the robotic manipulator to sequentially transfer a second subset of the first set of plants from the first module into the third array of plant slots in the third module; • in response to filling each plant slot in the second array of plant slots in the second module with a plant in the first subset of plants in the first module, dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver the second module from the transfer station to a second grow location within the agricultural facility; and • in response to transferring a last plant in the first set of plants out of the first module, dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver the first module to a cleaning station within the agricultural facility.