Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, limiting their appeal to farmers. In ...

The value of drones on the farm, as high as it is today,” says Russell Hedrick, “will soon go up to levels not even imagined yet.” ...

Rayne Faulconer, left, instructs Gage Singer as he flies a drone on a MU Extension field day on May 10 in Montgomery City. Singer traveled from southwest Missouri and said he’s interested in becoming ...

Agriculture is an industry with slim margins and farmers are always looking for ways to cut costs. That’s why in many parts of the U.S., drones are now doing the job of tractors, planters, and planes.

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 ...

Drones of various types are playing an increasingly prominent role in modern society. This trend has been enabled by a convergence of technical advances in terms of the sophistication and ...

BERESTOVITSA DISTRICT, 23 October (BelTA) – A presentation of what drones can do for agricultural work took place as part of an expert seminar held at the agricultural enterprise Stary Dvorets of the ...

In this Thursday, July 11, 2019, photograph, United States Department of Agriculture engineering technician Kevin Yemoto guides a drone into the air at a research farm northeast of Greeley, Colo.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) School officials are examining a proposed plan, among others, that would involve ...

Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, limiting their appeal to farmers. No longer. Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and ...