Once upon a time drones or unmanned aerial vehicles were only used by the military during a war, but as time has progressed, their application has expanded to multiple industries, including ...

Judging by the winter trade show circuit, drones are making greater inroads into farm country than ever before. The agricultural drone market is on the upswing. The latest research by Drone Industry ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University is pioneering a partnership with a leading U.S.-based drone manufacturer to innovate groundbreaking UAS technology. MSU’s Agricultural Autonomy Institute ...

Experts who understand the field are confident that integrating drones into various agricultural activities could be a total game-changer for Indian farmers The use of drones in farming is projected ...

Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, can help farmers monitor the state of fields and orchards but data can be affected by the position of the sun. A web application developed at the UC Davis Digital ...

A new Connecticut company, Almanax, is using agricultural drones to spray seeds, water, and fertilizer on farms. Drones offer a cheaper alternative to traditional sprayer tractors and can help control ...

Environmental scientists and water resource managers need precise, high-resolution maps to reveal areas that farmers should avoid when planting crops, to limit polluting waters with phosphorus from ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has paved the way for a Texas-based drone company to allow one operator to pilot “swarms” of up to three drones without a visual observer. Others could soon follow ...

Drones have become integrated into everyday life over the past decade—in sectors as diverse as entertainment, health care and construction. They have also begun to transform the way people grow food.

A farmer in China operates a drone to spray fertilizer on fields. Wang Huabin/VCG via Getty Images Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, limiting their ...