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Andrew Bate

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Andrew Bate is the founder of SwarmFarm Robotics and director of Bendee Farming.

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For farmers to go global, we need to think local

As farms have scaled to meet rising global demand, so has the size and scale of our equipment. This equipment performs exceptionally well at what it was made to do — to cover as many acres as possible in very little time. However, this system has left us with some downsides, and it's time that we discuss them.

Autonomous agriculture trends: SwarmFarm Robotics founder Andrew Bate on what to expect in 2023

SwarmFarm Robotics has created a farm equipment platform that does not get rid of the farmer, it re-positions them to where they are most needed. 
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SwarmFarm founder Andrew Bate explains why he’s building a tech startup in a rural area

"SwarmFarm is building the future of farming through robotics, but that doesn't mean we want to tear down everything that's come before us," writes founder Andrew Bate.
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