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Drive Your Poultry (and Livestock) Around Autonomously with Zack Smith of Stock Cropper
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- Future of Agriculture
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- Mar 25, 2026
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- 2445
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Summary
Stock Cropper website: https://thestockcropper.com/ The StockCropper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheStockCropper Follow Zack on X: https://x.com/zebulousprime Connect with Zack on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zack-smith-5681911b7 Today’s episode features a repeat guest: Zack Smith of Stock Cropper. Zack is an ideal guest because he’s both an independent thinker and a doer. Someone who is putting his own skin in the game to make his vision for the future of agriculture a reality. Today we talk about his company’s recent pivot to focus on what they call the drive. No, not a computer drive, and self contained motor that can be mounted on any moveable poultry or livestock pen to make it autonomous, solar powered, and still secure from predators or the potential for escapees. Think of it like a trolling motor for rotational grazing. I loved the idea of stockcropping and the first product which was called the clustercluck. And I have to say I’m even more bullish now with how he has adapted his technology to this more consumer-friendly product. It seems like a real gamechanger and inflection point for Zack’s young company. This story hits on a few really interesting trends: first of course is regenerative agriculture, which talks a lot about livestock integration but there are very few options out there to do this at scale. Another is this trend of food sovereignty - the homesteaders and others that want to play an active role in producing some of their own food. Brining tech to these trends is super interesting and I think you’ll be really compelled by Zack’s story. Zack Smith is a farmer and agricultural entrepreneur who's been focused on coloring outside of the lines of conventional agriculture since 2020 with the creation of his company Stock Croppe…