Join Corinna Bellizzi for press event coverage celebrating the launch of Monarch Tractor, the first all-electric, fully automated tractor with the ability to operate driverless (fully autonomous). You'll hear directly from Carlo Mondavi, Chief Farming Officer and co-founder. Elaine Chukan Brown, the wine expert and acclaimed wine writer MC's the event and is also featured. This serves as part 1 of 3 of our coverage of this event, culminating in a one-on-one interview with Carlo Mondavi himself.

About Carlo Mondavi

Carlo Mondavi is Chief Farming Officer of Monarch Tractors. Carlo is an expert viticulturist with experience in Organic, Biodynamic, and Permaculture Farming. He is a fourth generation winegrower from the world-renowned Mondavi family and is co-founder of Raen Winery, as well as a partner at Continuum Estate. Carlo is the co-founder of the Monarch Challenge, an effort focused on elevating farming by eliminating herbicides and powerful chemicals from farms in Sonoma, Napa and beyond. The Monarch Challenge is the namesake of Monarch Tractor.

Carlo Mondav has put the Monarch Tractor to work at his own RAEN winery. Founded In 2013 with his brother Dante, RAEN stands for “Research in Agriculture and Enology Naturally,” which speaks to the core ethos of Carlo’s farming & winemaking practices: to farm at the highest level and in unison with nature. RAEN implements permaculture, biodynamic and organic farming practices in its vineyards. Carlo Mondavi is an advocate in the wine industry for the sustainable farming practices he follows at RAEN. During his journey, he founded the Monarch Challenge in 2017 to bring awareness around clean farming practices, which ultimately led to the solution of the Monarch Tractor.

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