from agprofessional.com Smart devices, soil testers, climate sensors, and countless other types of decision support tools are becoming mainstays in traditional farm operations. Perhaps the most groundbreaking of all precision ag tools are unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and the intrigue of putting drone technology to work on the farm has the whole industry buzzing. Entira, … [Read more...] about Study Examines Adoption of Precision Ag, Drone Tech
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Drone Insurance – From the Fields to Your Backyard
from agriculture.com Insurance companies are realizing there is a void in their industry when it comes to drone protection. “As the use of drones increases, we realize there is a gap in coverage,” says Brent Van Roekel, Nationwide Agribusiness. “The policies that both farmers and agribusinesses have, typically, exclude liability coverage for aircraft. In order to keep up … [Read more...] about Drone Insurance – From the Fields to Your Backyard
Unmanned Aerial Systems for Biosecurity
from getfarming.com.au Australia's Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre (PBCRC) will provide $A1.74 million towards a new $A6.5 million project to evaluate Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for biosecurity purposes. The three year project, Optimising Surveillance Protocols Using Unmanned Aerial Systems, will investigate the capacity of emerging Unmanned Aerial … [Read more...] about Unmanned Aerial Systems for Biosecurity
What Are The Key Issues For UAV Use in Agriculture?
from deltafarmpress.com Drone use in U.S. agriculture is upon us. But there are still regulations to be passed and questions to be answered before the adoption of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) begins in earnest. “UAVs have been used in Japan since 1990 for specific spot-spraying,” said Kaelin Hanks, Entira representative, at the Southern Cotton Ginners Association … [Read more...] about What Are The Key Issues For UAV Use in Agriculture?
FAA Drone Test Site Opens at Virginia Tech
Just last week FAA officials announced the opening of the unmanned aircraft systems test site at Griffiss Airfield in Rome, New York, and on Wednesday the FAA has announced the opening of another test site in Blacksburg, Virginia. According to FAA administrator Michael Huerta, the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems test site program, headquartered … [Read more...] about FAA Drone Test Site Opens at Virginia Tech
