The Business Case for Electrifying Agriculture, with Cherry Grower Mike Casey

About this episode

Mike Casey discusses the benefits and challenges of running a fully electric farm in New Zealand.

Tech entrepreneur turned farmer, Mike Casey runs the world’s first fully electric farm in New Zealand, proving that electrification can cut costs and emissions while boosting profitability. In this episode, Mike and Sarah explore the economics, challenges, and opportunities of going electric on his cherry farm (and how easily it can be done in other contexts).

People in this episode

Guest: Mike Casey

Topics covered

• electrification
• agriculture
• sustainability
• economics

Keywords

• electric farm
• cost reduction
• emissions
• profitability

Mentioned in this episode

Products: electric farm technology

Books & works: The Business Case for Electrifying Agriculture

Places: New Zealand

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