As we electrify everything all at once to address global warming, a big question that arises is about vehicles that don’t run on roads near cities. What will we do with them? In this series on the big ...
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 ...
Farming is entering a new era, one shaped by rising fuel costs, climate challenges due to global human-caused climate change, ...
The claim: John Deere to test electric tractors and combines at 'partnership farm' The popularity of electric cars continues to grow, with global electric vehicle sales are up 63% compared to this ...
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, ...
At Agritechnica companies showed growing diversity in ag machinery powertrains, including lots of talk about diesel-electric hybrid systems.
U.S. farms, where concerns over soil health, reliability, and price have kept electric tractors from taking over the fields. At the turn of the 20th century, petroleum started powering tractors, ...
Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Tom Rice (R-SC-07) have introduced bipartisan legislation to help farms and rural communities take advantage of the latest electric pickup trucks and tractors. The ...
Battery tractors and biofuels compete as manufacturers test alternatives to diesel engines for tomorrow's farms.