E371 Chris Whitney, Chief Digital Officer at Monarch Tractor

Today's guest is Chris Whitney, Chief Digital Officer at Monarch Tractor in California. Monarch Tractor are leading the digital transformation of farming. Monarch believes in putting farmers first with their smart electric tractor enhancing existing farm ecosystems. Monarch helps farmers by addressing labor availability, meeting consumer demands for sustainability and providing actionable data-driven farming insights.

Monarch enables economically competitive organic and beyond farming through intelligent electro-mechanical solutions that replace harmful chemicals. While driven by bleeding-edge technology, the Monarch Tractor still plows, tills and hauls better than any other tractor in its class. The Monarch Tractor will both spur and enable future generations of farming technologies. They have the technology and the team to develop, build and scale the Monarch to digitally transform farming around the world.

In the episode, Chris will discuss:

His background and what attracted him to Monarch Tractor,

Their interesting work using AI and Robotics in the Farming sector,

His role and current projects the team are working on,

Use cases of the impact they are bringing to the industry,

Why Monarch Tractor are a great place to work,

The future of AI and automation in the Farming industry