Tesla's Impact on Agriculture
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Tesla has had an enormous impact on auto manufacturers. Are there lessons for agricultural equipment manufacturers?
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A Deeper Dive into the New Autonomous John Deere Tractor
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The John Deere autonomous tractor also brings some legal and practical questions.
Read MoreAn Interview about Row Crop Machinery Technology
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I was recently interviewed by Tim Roy, ASA Capitale Analytics, for The Journal of the International Machinery & Technical Specialties Committee of the American Society of Appraisers. The interview focused on the future of ag tech in row crop machinery.
Read MoreDo Electric Vehicles Spell the End for Biofuels?
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A recent AgWeb article made a bold claim: Tesla is the biggest threat to farming today.
Read MoreThoughts on the 40-Year Old Tractor Story
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After years of incremental change, we are still waiting on the revolution.
Read More2019: The Year in Reverse
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A look back at some of the more popular ag tech blog stories from 2019.
Read MoreTesla's Vegan Interior: a Good Idea; a Bad Idea; and a Marketing Gimmick
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Tesla just announced that its Model 3 would be “100% Leather Free.” Here’s an analysis of what that means.
Read MoreAg Equipment Manufacturers: Falling Behind Electric Car Trends
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The automotive industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation, investing billions in all-electric vehicle technology. Why isn’t the ag industry keeping up?
Read MoreAll Electric Excavator is a Sign of Farm Equipment to Come
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Nearly every automotive manufacturer will have an electric vehicle for sale in 2019. Will we see this same trend in farm equipment?
Read MoreSorry, Right to Repair Advocates: You may be right, but John Deere is on the Winning Side of History
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My response to the Motherboard Right to Repair article: Why American Farmers are Hacking Their Tractors with Ukrainian Firmware.
Read MoreElon Musk and Agriculture
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What will Elon Musk's impact be on agriculture? This is what I kept thinking after reading his biography: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, by Ashlee Vance.
Read MoreJohn Deere's Electric Tractor Concept: A Bigger Idea than Just Another Tractor
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Earlier this year, I asked when is Tesla’s electricity going to come to farm? This week John Deere caught my attention this week when it announced an all-electric tractor concept in France. This post takes a closer look.
Read MoreAn In Depth Look at the Federal Automated Vehicles Policy
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued its Federal Automated Vehicles Policy. Although this policy applies solely to on-road vehicles, CNH’s recent introduction of a concept autonomous tractor suggests that NHTSA’s policy may have agricultural implications too. This post takes a deeper look at NHTSA’s Automated Vehicles Policy.
Read MoreWhen Will Tesla's Electricity Come to the Farm?
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Tesla is revolutionizing the automotive industry. My new office is near a Tesla store so I frequently see the Tesla Model S driving by. For those not acquainted with Tesla, the company builds all-electric cars that have a range of over 250 miles per charge. No complicated hybrid drive. No gas required, ever. I keep wondering when Tesla will step into other markets and more importantly, will agriculture be one of them? This post explores whether the “all-electric” philosophy would work on the farm.
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