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Agriculture is one of the most advanced industries when it comes to automation. Labor shortfalls and the need to get the absolute most out of a shrinking amount of use-able soil and land have led agriculture to embrace automation faster than nearly any industry. The labor and land issues mean that non-automated parts of our supply chain have largely plateaued. Meanwhile, global economic demands are complicated to forecast and shifting, and consumers are only asking more from their food – where it comes from, its impact and how it’s been made. 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