Items Tagged with 'agricultural equipment industry'

HANNOVER, Germany—New Holland has unveiled an autonomous tractor here that is designed to help orchard and vineyard owners address severe labor shortages.

AGCO Corp’s assembly plant in Jackson, MN, has gone green.

Traditionally, tractors and other equipment used on farms and construction sites rely on loud, dirty diesel engines. But, that’s starting to change. A variety of manufacturers are unveiling battery-powered machinery that is energy efficient and powerful, yet quiet and environmentally friendly.

Autonomous cars and trucks are still in development and years away from real-world deployment. However, many types of off-road vehicles are already emerging for daily use in agriculture, construction, mining, port logistics and other applications.

JACKSON, MN--Farmers never take a day off. Nor do their tractors. Growers rely on their machines to plow, plant, till, spray, bale and harvest a wide variety of crops in all sorts of conditions.