Meet Quint Pottinger, an eighth-generation Kentucky farmer turning to autonomous tractors to protect his family’s 245-year-old farm. After three years of drought reduced crop yields to 100-130 bushels per acre, technology is helping the family plant 800 acres of crops and cover crops, offering new hope for the farm’s future while reducing labour demands. Meet Quint Pottinger, an eighth-generation Kentucky farmer turning to autonomous tractors to protect his family’s 245-year-old farm. After three years of drought reduced crop yields to 100-130 bushels per acre, technology is helping the family plant 800 acres of crops and cover crops, offering new hope for the farm’s future while reducing labour demands.
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Meet Quint Pottinger: Driverless tractor helps protect 245-year Kentucky farm
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