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Australian farmer Andrew Bate says as his farm grew, he noticed the downsides to farming more and more acres.

FIRA USA: https://fira-usa.com/SwarmFarm Robotics: https://www.swarmfarm.com/Robotics Plus: https://www.roboticsplus.co.nz/Bluewhite: https://www.bluewhite.ai/Agtonomy: https://www.agtonomy.com/A couple weeks ago I had the chance to attend FIRA USA, which is the gathering for ag robotics and autonomous equipment in agriculture. And autonomy has been on my mind a lot lately. You've seen an uptick in autonomy related episodes this past year or so, featuring companies like Verdant Robotics, Carbon Robotics and Sabanto all on different episodes. The reason for this is I'm definitely getting the sense that many of these solutions are starting to reach a tipping point from “wouldn't it be cool if” to “this is actually being purchased and used on farms”. And that's exciting. So while I was at the event I recorded about a dozen conversations and asked some of the questions I have about what I'm choosing to call the “ag robotics revolution”. What you'll hear today are clips from four founders who were at FIRA USA to feature their technology. Andrew Bate of SwarmFarm RoboticsSteve Saunders of Robotics PlusBen Alfi of BlueWhite RoboticsTim Bucher of AgTonomyI should mention that Tim's interview didn't actually happened at FIRA, it happened earlier this year for a series of radio reports, but it really fit the episode and he was at the event I just missed him, so I wanted to include him. That said, I chose these four to feature on this episode for a number of reasons: They all have some sort of focus on fully automating the power unit of the farm - aka the tractor - although this isn't their exclusive focus as you'll hear - but they all are taking different approachesThey are all originally from different countries, which I think really shows the global effort of this industry and the different perspectives that come with that. Andrew at SwarmFarm from Australia, Steve at Robotics Plus from New Zealand, Ben at BlueWhite from Israel, and Tim at Agtonomy from California. They represent the type of people leading this effort in that these are not young (no offense guys) silicon valley types. These are accomplished entrepreneurs and businessmen in their own right who don't seem to be doing it because they need the money or they want to become billionaires. They really seem to just have a passion for the technology and the change it can bring to the future of agriculture. This to me is at the core of what made the people I interviewed at this event different from other agtech events I've been to. That, and the field demonstrations equipped with everything from fake orchards and vineyards to vegetable beds to a field crops area just big enough to showcase John Deere's see&spray ultimate and its 120 ft carbon fiber boom was what separates this events from other agtech events. I'll tell you more about each of the guests as we go and share some of my thoughts about robotics and the event, but overall through these four interviews, we had the chance to cover seven of the big questions I have about farm robotics, and i'll outline those questions here: Has the ag robotics revolution *really* arrived? What's driving the push toward these solutions? Does this technology really solve...

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Joining me today (eps 123) is Andrew Bate. Andrew is the creator and CEO of SwarmFarm Robotics. He is the chief visionary, leveraging his experience as a successful grain farmer to lead the 2015 launch of SwarmFarm Robotics

Self-driving tractors, seed planting robots and agricultural drones are all putting new technology and better outcomes in the hands of our producers.This episode is a panel discussion recorded live at evokeAG 2023. The companies making it happen and the producers using the tech come together to share what's in the market right now, what's to come, and to discuss at what point does autonomous agriculture start to pay for itself on-farm?The panel features Professor Craig Baillie, Head of School and Dean Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, Andrew Bate, the CEO and Co-Founder, SwarmFarm Robotics, Ben Kelly, the Production Systems Manager – Production and Precision Ag, John Deere, and Robert Hardie, the Executive Manager - Health and Agriculture at nbn™ Australia. Their conversation is facilitated by Jackie Poyser, CEO and Managing Director, Three60 Consulting.evokeAG 2023 examined how global agrifood innovation and tech intersect to drive change for our food, farmers, and the natural resources which sustain them.Save the date for evokeAG 2024 on 20-21 February 2024 in Perth, Western Australia. In the meantime catch up on the other conversations about sustainability, climate resilience and the role of agtech in meeting those challenges from evokeAG 2023 here.

  Technology can be pretty incredible. With its exponential advancement, there is no doubt we are on the cusp of unprecedented change on-farm and across our industry.   Our game is rapidly changing, allowing us to achieve much more with much less.   For me, our future is very exciting. In this episode, I invite you to join me and an audience of 350 progressive, growth-oriented and passionate farmers at one of our Deep Dive conferences (usually exclusively for our Platinum Mastermind members).   In this, Matthew Prior (Managing Partner – Tenacious Ventures) and I interview the impressive CEO and Founder of SwarmFarm Robotics – Andrew Bate. Based on-farm near Emerald in Queensland, Andrew and his family run a highly efficient, large-scale broad-acre cropping operation. In 2012, as a ‘side-hustle' to their farm, SwarmFarm Robotics was created. Now, some 13 years later, this incredible Ag Tech business employs over 25 staff and is firmly placed as one of the pioneers and world leaders in Autonomous Vehicle platforms for Agriculture. Enjoy this interview, with questions coming from many of our Platinum Mastermind audience members throughout. Undoubtedly, Andrew Bate and his team are transforming how we think about how we farm. To frame up this interview, you can watch this short video (also shared within the podcast) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqfA-nlj29s&t=32s I encourage you to check out their website: www.swarmfarm.com and consider how their technology might have a place on your farm sometime soon! Congratulations, Andrew and team, for your pioneering and for the contribution you make to our industry.   Wow.   Hutch & the FOA Team   When you're ready to take the next step and work with us, here are three things you can do:   1. Subscribe to our ‘Profitable Farmer' podcast  This free audio podcast delivers ideas to help you run a great business, leading to more profit, control and freedom – Click here.   2. Join the Farm Owner Academy's closed Facebook group ‘Profitable Farmer'  Our new Facebook community is where smart farm owners learn how to get more profit, control and freedom, and you can connect with like-minded farm owners – Click here to join   3. Work with us privately  If you'd like our team to help you scale up your farming business or create a ‘freedom farm' just email us at support@farmownersacademy.com and put “Private” in the subject line… tell me a little about your business and what you'd like to improve and I'll send you the information you need to get started!

Introduction: Welcome to Five & Thrive: a weekly podcast highlighting the Southeast's most interesting news, entrepreneurs, and information of the week, all under 5 minutes.  My name is Jon Birdsong and I'm with Atlanta Ventures.  Product of the Week: ARBO out of the Atlanta Tech Village is a lightweight, scalable ERP for SaaS companies providing automated revenue recognition and real-time access to financial insights such as cash flow, burn rate, profitability, yearly taxes, and financial projections. Saurav Bhandari is their CEO and has lived and loved accounting since his early days as an intern at the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts. Check them out as they continue to refine their product offering and bridge the gap between services and SaaS.  Alpha Product of the Week: This product just launched and the value prop is in the name: Accountability. This company is led by Faiz Imran and their goal is to help as many entrepreneurs & founders network, collaborate, and push each other to hit their goals each week via weekly zoom calls. Faiz loves mastermind communities and their benefits. Now he is leveraging software to bring those benefits to the masses. If you're looking to connect with other founders around the theme of accountability and growth, check out accountability.to Event of the Week: Two items to put on the calendar. First if you or your cofounder is connected to Georgia State University as a student, alumni or a community member then take note. Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund Cohort 4 applications are now open and closing soon on Feb 17th. Apply to get a great set of support as you continue building. Link in bio.  Second, next week is Atlanta Startup Convos on Wednesday the 15th at 8:00 a.m. Three companies presenting include: Prismm, AdPipe, and OinkChing. Put it on your calendar as the demos will be exciting to see. Company Coming Up: We have two companies coming up, both of them out of Alabama. First is StreetMetrics hq'd in Birmingham. StreetMetrics is solely focused on bringing Google Analytics quality insight and reporting but for the physical, out-of-home world. Examples include ads on buses, trains, taxis, bikes, and anything that moves. How do they do it? StreetMetrics software shows impressions per mile, what routes your ads traveled, and if they caused an incremental lift in action. Drew Jackson is leading the charge and they have gained tremendous momentum.    The next company coming up is Zaden Technologies out of Huntsville led by Valentine Nwachukwu is a company growing fast around cloud environment management and creation. They do this by automating the infrastructure for product development. Several of their clients are large enterprises looking to save immense hours and money around devops and cloud infrastructure with their product called Olympus. Keep an eye on this team as they grow.   Companies Worth Applying To: Safely (.com) is hiring for several roles including customer success, sales, and operations. Safely, led by Andrew Bate, provides two major services to protect your vacation rental. First they provide short-term vacation rental insurance and second, guest screening services. Simple. Sweet. And needed.  Lastly, strategic product managers are needed over at Thought Factory. CEO, Amanda Sabreah has put together a very needed offering at the intersection of product development and marketing used by large enterprise companies to attract customers by ensuring a clear, cogent message with a product that delivers on the promise. Check them out and apply today.       Annnnd that is five minutes!   Links discussed:   

Andrew Bate - CEO & Founder of Safely joins me once again on the podcast to dive into the things that have happened in their company since our last episode together but also what they're seeing with industry changes & challenges.  Hear Andrews' first episode on Slick Talk with this link! This episode is brought to you by our sponsors at: Hostfully – Use code SLICKTALK for 3 months free of their digital guidebook or $100 off their property management platform! Safely.com – The best STR insurance that covers guests, owners, and managers! Making Safely a no brainer! Minut – Minut has more than just security features! They monitor noise, movement, and occupancy all within one device and all Slick Talk listeners get 2 months FREE when they sign up with this link! ——– Thank you for tuning into our podcast! Slick Talk is a Hospitality.FM production and you can find more of our shows at Hospitality.FM or anywhere else you listen to your podcasts! Listen to more episodes on our website and take a look at our amazing podcast and network sponsors that make this all possible! You can also listen to our Monday morning podcast, Good Morning Hospitality, where we dive into the industry as a whole in a more casual setting! If you ever want to contact us for guest suggestions or anything else related to the podcast, please fill out our contact form and we will be in touch! Last but not least, we love to connect on LinkedIn! Let's connect there so you can see the daily content we post beyond the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Open Mic guest is Andrew Bate, Founder of SwarmFarm Robotics. The Queensland farmer wasn't satisfied with the results of more land and larger machines and made the decision to bring autonomy and robotics to the family's Australian farm. The result was the birth of SwarmFarm Robotics.  Bate believes the new technology can change the principles of modern farming adding to both productivity and sustainability. Bate says many common farm practices can easily be adapted to robotics while additional research will lend itself to even greater roles for machines tending fields around the world.

This week's Open Mic guest is Andrew Bate, Founder of SwarmFarm Robotics. The Queensland farmer wasn't satisfied with the results of more land and larger machines and made the decision to bring autonomy and robotics to the family's Australian farm. The result was the birth of SwarmFarm Robotics.  Bate believes the new technology can change the principles of modern farming adding to both productivity and sustainability. Bate says many common farm practices can easily be adapted to robotics while additional research will lend itself to even greater roles for machines tending fields around the world.

Autonomous farming equipment and robotics in ag is more crowded than ever. Every new acquisition from an incumbent or deployment of venture capital into the space creates more buzz to sort through in the inboxes of analysts, entrepreneurs, and farmers.With the industry growing so quickly, it's helpful to have a bird's-eye view of what's happening, and what it means for the future of agriculture.So, in this week's episode we give listeners a framework to understand the rapidly moving world of autonomy in ag. Our guest is Andrew Bate, Co-Founder and CEO of SwarmFarm Robotics, who joins us to share his observations on the three major categories of autonomy that are emerging in ag.Drawing on his experiences as a farmer and founder, and insights from SwarmBot customers around Australia, Andrew speaks about:How his experience growing the family farm led to the creation of SwarmFarm RoboticsWhat three categories are emerging in the marketplace of autonomy in agricultureExamples of the new farming practices that autonomy unlocksHow SwarmFarm Robotics' plan to scale differs from the dealership modelFor more information and resources, visit our website.

Nigel Walsh and John Bean are joined by an amazing panel of guests to take a deep dive into new insurance products in this space, with a focus on how the landscape has changed since the start of a new decade. We'll cover the scene so far, the good, the bad, and the ugly, their successes and what the future holds! Joining us today are: * Andrew Bate, CEO and Co-Founder of Safely * Jules Veyrat, CEO and Co-Founder of Stoïk * Rachel Jenkins, EVP at Founder Shield All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the insurtech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. This episode of Insurtech Insider was produced by Irina Andronic and edited by George Sztuka. Special Guests: Andrew Bate, Jules Veyrat, and Rachel Jenkins.

This week GuestX sits down with the CEO of Safely, Andrew Bate. Andrew takes us through the early days of Safely, and how the company has evolved into what it is today. Safely helps homeowners utilize their asset in a safe and protected manner which provides insurance and peace of mind for both the homeowner and guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Rob and Lee on this week's episode as they talk with Andrew Bate, CEO & Co-Founder of Safely.com! Safely.com is the leading insurtech and guest screening solution for the vacation and short-term rental market. Since its launch in 2015, Safely.com has covered over $40 billion of homeowner liability. We had the opportunity to talk with Andrew and learn more about Safely.com, his role, the experiences of running an integral part of the vacation and short-term rental market, and so much more.

After spending his life within the confines of a church, a young man  believes he has found his purpose in life, and his actions send ripples through his community.   Written by Chloe Gorman Read by Andrew Bate Music by Andrew Bate     If this free horror audiobook gave you a chill down your spine, be sure to leave a like and comment below telling us which part unsettled you the most.   'Penny Dreadfuls from the Moth Sanctuary' is an original audio series of short horror stories produced by Moth Sanctuary Productions. If you're enjoying our work, you can also support us using our PayPal.Me link: https://paypal.me/MothSanctuary?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB   Twitter - https://twitter.com/mothsanctuary - @mothsanctuary Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MothSanctuar... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mothsanctuary - @mothsanctuaryproductions

SWARMFarm Robotics https://www.swarmfarm.com/ Burro https://burro.ai/  Farmwise https://farmwise.io/  ZTractor https://ztractor.com/  Carbon Robotics https://carbonrobotics.com/  TerraClear https://www.terraclear.com/ Today's episode is going to be a highlight reel from a virtual event I hosted for the FoA community. That event was an ag robotics roundtable, which featured six robotics companies to have a discussion about the challenges and opportunities of bringing more automation to agriculture. The event lasted every bit of the 90 minutes we had scheduled, and it was even more enlightening than I had anticipated.    So today, I'm going to bring you some of the highlights from that event in a condensed format, and make sure that You're going to get a chance to hear more about:      What's driving the robotics revolution?  Labor costs Non-chemical options Precision agriculture Tech advancements and cheaper materials (generally) How they're setting up their business models to both lower the upfront costs, but also improve the ROI over time.  How they are handling the upfront costs to customers of autonomous equipment How these robots can become more than just replacements for machinery or labor, and truly realize their potential as the central “brains” of the farming operation.  How they're setting up distribution, support, and supply chains to manufacture these machines A brief conversation about raising capital and how they're thinking about exits in this robotics space.      We're not going to get too far into the weeds about the technical aspects of each of the robots represented here, but I'll do my best to introduce you to these six ag robotics leaders and their companies along the way. Just as a preview, you're going to hear from (in order of appearance):    Andrew Bate, founder of SwarmFarm Robotics Charlie Andersen, CEO of Burro or you might know them as Augean Robotics Thomas Palomares, co-founder and CTO of Farmwise Bakur Kvezereli, CEO of ZTractor Paul Mikesell, CEO and co-founder of Carbon Robotics Trevor Thompson, president of TerraClear    

Andrew Bate is a farmer in Australia who launched SWARM Farm Robotics to commercialize his customizable farm robots.

PMA Takes on Tech hits the virtual road to explore what is happening in other regions. Agriculture is an important and growing industry in Australia. The country has thriving agtech clusters and world-class life sciences institutions that support industry, investment, academia and government to commercialize new products and processes. However like most regions, global warming and diminishing natural resources present challenges to agriculture along with the rising cost of energy, labor, fertilizer, seeds and herbicides. Searching for solutions to these challenges with in-country support has created a good environment for Agtech to grow and prosper. We talk to Sarah Nolet and Matthew Pryor who are center stage for this growth. And also two entrepreneurs: Dr. Nancy Schellhorn from RapidAIM using the Internet of Things sensor technology to take the guess-work out of pest management and Andrew Bate from SwarmFarm Robotics, whot has developed and delivered autonomous robots to commercial farmers. Here is the video mentioned of work in the apple orchard.

GUESTS BIO Andrew Bate - is the Co-Founder & CEO of Safely.com – the tech-enabled data, and insurance company that has protected over $40 billion of homeowner liability during their short-term rentals. Before founding Safely, Andrew was a senior researcher at both Emory University's Goizueta Business School and The Wharton School. His team's work was published in the Harvard Business Review, Neuropsychologia, NeuroLeadership, and the Handbook of NeuroLeadership. Prior to that, he was an analyst at McKinsey & Co., specializing in revenue management, distribution, and loyalty programs for the Firm's Travel Practice. Andrew earned his BBA from Emory University and an MBA from the London School of Business where he attended the Chinese University of Hong Kong on exchange. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 04:22  Andrew's biography 05:53  What got Andrew into the short-term rental industry and what gave him the idea for Safely. 08:01  The amount of money that people with secondary home is not utilizing. 10:44  Taking homeowners' concerns seriously to help grow your co-hosting business. 14:23  Andrew's process/journey on founding his company Safely.com 18:42  How the offering works behind Safely. 20:46  Safely's 3-day turnaround claim. 22:57  Running a background check on guests. 24:34  3 types of insurance claims on vacation rentals. 28:01  Taking regular inventory of what's in your house. 29:31  Why Safely is unique. 32:01  Bad things happen. Don't be afraid to use your insurance policy. 34:06  Plans on running cancelation insurance for guests and hosts. 37:23  Trip Cancelation insurance is not a new concept in other industries. 39:49  Andrew's number 1 secret to success in short-term rentals. 41:38  Where can people find out more about Andrew and Safely. NOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS): "The first need that a homeowner has before they're gonna monetize that house is, they need to feel comfortable with who's staying in their house and they know that they'll be taken care of if something goes wrong." - Andrew Bate "If you're doing your job well you'll have 80% occupancy." - Andrew Bate "The secret is once you're running your business it's to look at the best practices from the established travel industry." - Andrew Bate CONNECTING WITH THE GUESTS Website: safely.com Email: andrew@safely.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUESTS BIO Andrew Bate - is the Co-Founder & CEO of Safely.com – the tech-enabled data, and insurance company that has protected over $40 billion of homeowner liability during their short-term rentals. Before founding Safely, Andrew was a senior researcher at both Emory University's Goizueta Business School and The Wharton School. His team's work was published in the Harvard Business Review, Neuropsychologia, NeuroLeadership, and the Handbook of NeuroLeadership. Prior to that, he was an analyst at McKinsey & Co., specializing in revenue management, distribution, and loyalty programs for the Firm's Travel Practice. Andrew earned his BBA from Emory University and an MBA from the London School of Business where he attended the Chinese University of Hong Kong on exchange. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 04:22 Andrew's biography 05:53 What got Andrew into the short-term rental industry and what gave him the idea for Safely. 08:01 The amount of money that people with secondary home is not utilizing. 10:44 Taking homeowners' concerns seriously to help grow your co-hosting business. 14:23 Andrew's process/journey on founding his company Safely.com 18:42 How the offering works behind Safely. 20:46 Safely's 3-day turnaround claim. 22:57 Running a background check on guests. 24:34 3 types of insurance claims on vacation rentals. 28:01 Taking regular inventory of what's in your house. 29:31 Why Safely is unique. 32:01 Bad things happen. Don't be afraid to use your insurance policy. 34:06 Plans on running cancelation insurance for guests and hosts. 37:23 Trip Cancelation insurance is not a new concept in other industries. 39:49 Andrew's number 1 secret to success in short-term rentals. 41:38 Where can people find out more about Andrew and Safely. NOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS): "The first need that a homeowner has before they're gonna monetize that house is, they need to feel comfortable with who's staying in their house and they know that they'll be taken care of if something goes wrong." - Andrew Bate "If you're doing your job well you'll have 80% occupancy." - Andrew Bate "The secret is once you're running your business it's to look at the best practices from the established travel industry." - Andrew Bate CONNECTING WITH THE GUESTS Website: safely.com Email: andrew@safely.com

Every night the form of an old woman visits a child. She appears only as a lifeless and unmoving shadow... Until now. Written by Chloe Gorman Read by Andrew Bate

After moving into a new home, a young woman discovers that its old piano has a hold on the previous occupants that they aren't ready to let go of. Written & read by Andrew Bate

A highwayman makes plans for his latest raid using an old road that goes through the local woods. Despite calculating the risks, sometimes there are variables that cannot be foreseen ... Written & read by Andrew Bate

Meet The FounderIn this episode we talk to Andrew Bate from Swarmfarm Robotics about his involvement in AgFrontier and their startup journey. Find out more about Swarmfarm here:https://www.swarmfarm.com/https://twitter.com/swarmfarm?lang=enhttps://au.linkedin.com/company/swarmfarm-robotics

This week we speak with Andrew Bate, who together with his wife Jocie, have been creating innovative robotic technology for the agricultural industry. In the race for increased production and efficiency, farm machinery continues to get bigger to answer the demand for greater capacity. But what if we stopped making farm machinery bigger and just made it smarter? Andrew chats with Kendi Burness-Cowan about the philosophy behind the Bate’s venture, and how he sees it furthering the future of agriculture in regional Australia.

Dr Graham Philips speaks to Andrew Bate, the Founding Director, MD and CEO of Swarmfarm and Asher Bender from Ladybird and Data Scientist at University of Sydney, about the future of farming. The industry of agriculture and food are one of the most hotly debated and controversial subjects when it comes to the future, especially in Australia a land known for its large number of farmers. As the population grows, so too does our need for better farming practices and healthier food. In this episode we look at the ways farming is embracing the tech industry and creating jobs through their investments in future tech.

Andrew Bate from Swarm Farm speaks to RBC’s Fleur Anderson on the development of his robotic farming technology business, Swarm Farm. http://www.swarmfarm.com/Based out of Central Queensland, Andrew and his wife Jocie founded the business as a side gig to their grain and beef grazing business, but it’s developed into an incredible business, employing a dozen people locally.