California startup Monarch Tractor announced in December 2020 that it had produced the world’s first fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor integrated on a single platform. The tractor was described as addressing the challenges that today’s farmers face “by combining electrification, automation, machine learning and data analysis to enhance farmers’ existing operations, increase labor productivity and safety and maximize yields to cut overhead costs and emissions.”
In March 2021, CNH Industrial announced it had completed…
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There was plenty of technology on display at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., a few weeks ago. Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter caught up with Monarch Tractor’s John Issacson and got his take on the top 5 applications in autonomy right now.
