Tim Ray, Chemeketa Community College’s agricultural sciences and technology dean, said it was “freaky” to drive an electric ...

Battery-powered hand tools now own the fix-it market. Yard equipment has its cell sights set on suburbia. Farm country, however, requires a much higher threshold of reliability. That isn’t slowing ...

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., views an electric Monarch Tractor on Capitol Hill. Some electric tractors have hit the U.S. market, but it's not clear which federal incentive will be available to ...

Fully-electric, autonomous farm equipment manufacturer Monarch Tractor has announced that the company, alongside its group partners have been awarded a grant of $3 million from the California Energy ...

From the development of rudimentary tools to today’s cutting-edge machinery, technological innovation in agriculture has steadily improved the efficiency of food and livestock production. Tools such ...

However, there’s still a lot to be explored when it comes to electric farm equipment, something a company representative expects will change. “I think alternative power sources [are] going to be ...

An impact wrench rattles another bolt home as Rick Rottinghaus reaches for the next part in this year’s planter upgrades. Time is running out before wheels need to be turning on his family’s Waterloo, ...

Farming is entering a new era, one shaped by rising fuel costs, climate challenges due to global human-caused climate change, and the need for more efficient equipment. Electric farming is emerging as ...

In contrast, electric tractors consume electricity worth roughly ₹80,000–₹90,000 per year, delivering savings of nearly 40–45 ...

Robert Wallace was puzzled when the first electric tractor was delivered to his home in rural Dufur, Oregon, about 75 miles east of Portland. Wallace, an expert on rural energy projects, knows his way ...