For ten thousand years, the 'cutting edge' of civilization was tiny seeds with the promise of food sunk into the Earth. Farming is our oldest technology; it is the engine that created our calendars, our cultures, and our very survival.

Today, we are standing at the very beginning of a digital revolution that promises to change the landscape of the earth as profoundly as the first plow.

My next guest is perhaps the most strategic operator in automation because he bridges these two seemingly impossible worlds.

He is also a veteran of the trenches of Silicon Valley. He has worked directly for the most impactful architects of our modern era: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Michael Dell. But Tim is also a sixth generation farmer who carries the weight of Agricultural heritage in his blood.

Tim Bucher is the CEO of Agtonomy, and he’s building the robots that will drive the farms of tomorrow.