Battery-Powered Smart Auger Prototype

Battery-Powered Smart Auger Prototype Battery-powered electric drive is here to stay across all types of vehicles and a range of agricultural equipment. Recently, AGI unveiled its prototype E-UTX Smart Auger at the 2025 Ag in Motion farm show in Langham, Saskatchewan. The high-tech, battery-powered auger is the result of a partnership between AGI and California-based Monarch Tractors, focused on incorporating farmer feedback to improve operational safety and efficiency. Monarch supplies the battery technology, while AGI developed the auger. Monarch recognizes AGI as the auger experts but wants to bring its own expertise in software platforms to the partnership. They’ve added new features and are helping bring the prototype to market as quickly as possible. For AGI, the new E-UTX offers more than an electric auger option. It’s the prototype that delivers an alternative drive system, addresses safety concerns, and incorporates other advanced precision-technology features. The Smart auger lets you unload a truck remotely from the cab or control it directly with an exterior joystick. A digital screen can be used to enter safety and control parameters and to display a camera image. The unique auger also features a “human detection field” that shuts it down if someone gets too close. GPS information is stored to display bin specifications and farmyard features, improving operator safety when moving the auger between locations. An onboard system tracks material quantities to keep the operator informed and support management decisions. The battery pack powers the auger for about 4 hrs. and can be recharged when power is available. In areas without power, it can also run other tools or systems. The model shown at Ag in Motion was a pre-production prototype; AGI plans to start production of the E-UTX in 2026. An AGI spokesperson explains that final specifications may change based on feedback from farmers. Interested parties are encouraged to visit the AGI dealer locator page for more information. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ag Growth International, 198 Commerce Dr., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3P 0Z6 (www.aggrowth.com).

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