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The episode discusses how autonomy and physical AI are transforming farm work in specialty crops, featuring insights from Tim Bucher on the innovation of Agtonomy.

In this episode of “The Business of Blueberries,” we welcome guest host Steve Mantle , founder and CEO of Innov8.ag and USHBC’s partner in the BerrySmart Field program, who’s joined by Tim Bucher , CEO and founder of Agtonomy . Together, they discuss how autonomy and physical AI are reshaping farm work in specialty crops, including blueberries. Bucher discusses how he brings together his background in farming and technology to provide innovation that is helping farmers economically implement autonomy on their farms. “ As a farmer, I don't want a startup company to sell me equipment. I want my trusted brands. And so we designed Agtonomy as a software platform to work with global tier-one equipment manufacturers to help turn their equipment into real autonomous robots.” – Tim Bucher Topics covered include: An introduction to Bucher. The ideas that led to the creation of Agtonomy, and why their partnership model is making this technology more accessible for growers. A case study of how Okanogan Specialty Fruits is using Agtonomy in their Washington orchards. Crop Report The Blueberry Crop Report is an update on crop conditions and markets throughout important blueberry growing…

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