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Man killed in tractor accident in Stanislaus County orchard

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A man was killed while operating a tractor in a La Grange-area orchard Saturday afternoon, according to the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District and the Sheriff’s Office.

Shortly before 5 p.m., and at the request of Merced County Fire/Cal Fire, Stanislaus Consolidated was dispatched to a report of a man trapped between a tractor and a tree in the 1600 block of West Olsen Road.

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California company says electric, driverless tractor could help farmers save on costs

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One California farmer is growing green and going green with a new electric, self-driving tractor.

Monarch Tractor, the creator of an electric self-driving tractor, has been testing the vehicles in two California wineries since 2020, including the one owned by fifth-generation winegrower Karl Wente.

Mr. Wente told Fox Business that “It’s sustainability in action and its evolution of the human species. It used to be, a big tractor where you can see the diesel combusting out, and now you just have this quiet electric vehicle running through.”

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