Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, limiting their appeal to farmers. In contrast, today’s models can be flown immediately after purchase and carry ...

Drones are adding a new level of precision to agriculture, giving farmers digital tools for cultivating better and more profitable crops. “The machinery that large farms use—big combines and ...

Farmers are using drones and GPS technology to fight back against thieves targeting their machinery and livestock. Thursday’s RTÉ Prime Time report highlighted the growing scale of agricultural theft ...

Precision agriculture is helping one of the state’s largest industries confront climate change and labor shortages.

Connecticut has about 3,000 certified drone pilots – and even more recreational users – who increasingly rely on unmanned aircraft to make their work faster, safer and more precise. For home ...

BharatRohan, founded by Amandeep Panwar and Rishabh Choudhary, uses drone technology to provide farmers with actionable ...

The technology has moved from novelty to necessity on many farms and ranches. Enthusiasm for drone use in agriculture is growing quickly, says Caleb O’Neal, University of Missouri Extension field ...

Drones are one area of farm inputs where costs have been falling, even as the cost of other inputs like farm labor, fertilizer and pesticides have been rising—in some cases dramatically, squeezing ...

Europe risks missing out on the next wave of precision agriculture because its pesticide rules were written for a pre-drone era, the chair of CropLife Europe, Jens Hartmann, has warned ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, ...