The rise of robots in a farming sense has helped one company through coronavirus restrictions.

Stacked Farm is an indoor vertical farm, growing a range of leafy greens, herbs, and even fruit in an indoor automated environment.

With no physical human interaction at every step of the process - social distancing measures haven't been needed to be in place.

Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Chief Executive Conrad Smith:

Listen to the full interview above or Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast

The rise of robots in a farming sense has helped one company through coronavirus restrictions.
Stacked Farm is an indoor vertical farm, growing a range of leafy greens, herbs, and even fruit in an indoor automated environment.
With no physical human interaction at every step of the process - social distancing measures haven't been needed to be in place.
Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Chief Executive Conrad Smith:
Listen to the full interview above or Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast

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The Rural News is market leader, dealing exclusively with stories of interest to the farming sector and has the support of Australia&rsquo;s largest media business and international correspondents.

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