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September 23, 2025

Will electric tractors gain traction? At a pilot event for farmers, researchers see possibilities

  • Researchers think e-tractors could be ideal for smallholder farmers who are looking to be more sustainable.
    • By MICHAEL PHILLIS, MELINA WALLING and JOSHUA A. BICKEL
    Associated Press

    Monarch Tractor photo [enlarge]
    Monarch Tractor offers machines that are fully electric powered and autonomous.

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — In the soft dirt of an indoor horseback riding ring last month, a group of farmers got ready to test drive a new piece of equipment: an electric tractor.


     
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