Research and development — K-State and Kelly Hills will collaborate on unmanned aerial technology research for precision ...

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

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 seeking new ways to improve operations and increase profit found expanded technology options at this year’s Dakota ...

A bill that recently passed as a law will expand the use of drones for agricultural purposes in Connecticut. Drones have ...

Drones flying over Midwestern fields are likely to become a more typical sight. Farmers are finding that the remotely piloted aircraft can do everything from spraying fields to monitoring livestock.

Farmers can use very simple quadcopters with digital cameras, which cost about $500, for a quick view of their fields. Other systems, ranging from $2,000 to about $30,000, come with near-infrared ...

Overview:  Seeing crop stress early changes everything. When problems are spotted days before visible damage, farmers can act ...

BLOOMINGTON — It’s a bird; it’s a plane … it’s a State Farm drone. The Bloomington insurance company has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to test drones for commercial use.