Researchers predict soybean maturity date within two days using drone images and artificial intelligence, greatly reducing the need for boots on the ground.
Farm Bureau recently submitted comments to the FAA regarding the rule, reiterating that drone use is an important precision agriculture tool.
New bipartisan legislation has been introduced to ensure the FAA’s chief drone policy committee includes representation for agriculture and forestry.
Drone swarm technology is set to restore rangelands affected by invasive species and re-seed native plants, which is vital to conservation of the ecosystem.
The combined technology will enable the latest advances in remote sensing and data science to be easily deployed in the most remote farming areas.
With more than 1 million unmanned aerial vehicles registered with the Federal Aviation Administration, it is vitally important for UAV operators to be aware of the ag aircrafts they are sharing airspace with this growing season. A vast majority of UAV users operate in a responsible manner, but since last year the aviation community has […]
Virginia Tech is now home to the tallest drone park in the country. The university officially opened the 85-feet above ground, football-field-sized park Thursday. The tallest netted facility of its kind, the drone park has almost 3 million cubic feet of room to fly around. The drone park is a collaboration among various university entities, […]
Ag drone technology and the like allows us to elegantly target field operations — saving costs and being a good steward in the process.
Recent findings from Transparency Market Research point to agricultural drones growing in valuation to $1,932,600,000 by 2026 .
Syngenta acquires FarmShots, a creator of high-resolution satellite imagery that detects plant health by analyzing absorbed light from field images.