The world's largest drone manufacturer DJI has joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to celebrate the 43rd World Food Day with a stunning DJI light show. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · DJI - Celebrates - World - Food - Day - With - Stunning - Firefly - Light - Show With the motto “Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind”, World Food … [Read more...] about DJI Celebrates World Food Day and the Contributions of Drones in Agriculture with Stunning Firefly Light Show
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The Heaviest UAS Ever Has Received FAA Authorization for Commercial Use: Pyka Crop Spraying Drone
Pyka Pelican Spray Receives FAA Authorization for Commercial Use by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Crop - Spraying - Drone - Heaviest - UAS - Yet - To - Receive - FAA - Authorization Pyka Inc., a UAV designer and manufacturer based in Oakland, California, announced that their Pelican Spray crop-protection aircraft has … [Read more...] about The Heaviest UAS Ever Has Received FAA Authorization for Commercial Use: Pyka Crop Spraying Drone
Drones in Agriculture: Part 137 and Leveraging Spraying Drones
As the Drone Nerds' ElevateUAV Summit kicked off in Miami this morning, the Keynote speech highlighted fastest growing verticals in the commercial drone industry. Among these is agriculture: a leading vertical since the industry launched. Since 2016 and the implementation of Part 107, precision agriculture in the U.S. has improved and grown steadily. New sensors, new … [Read more...] about Drones in Agriculture: Part 137 and Leveraging Spraying Drones
Drone Ag Wins UK Grant to Develop Skippy Scout: Automated Crop Scouting with COTS Drones
Drone Ag is the developer of Skippy, a mobile app delivering precision ag data on a smartphone. Using inexpensive, commercial off the shelf (COTS) DJI drones, Skippy could be a game changer for farmers, researchers and commercial producers of agricultural products. Skippy Scout delivers crop views, reporting, and more; automatically. Skippy doesn't require great piloting … [Read more...] about Drone Ag Wins UK Grant to Develop Skippy Scout: Automated Crop Scouting with COTS Drones
Extreme Weather Presents Risks to Farmers. Better Analytics Can Help Mitigate the Damage.
Sentera Launches Crop Damage Analytics Platform by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Sentera - Launches - Crop - Damage - Analytics Sentera, a Minnesota corporation specializing in agricultural analytics, recently announced the launch of its Crop Damage analytics platform to aid in critical decision-making around … [Read more...] about Extreme Weather Presents Risks to Farmers. Better Analytics Can Help Mitigate the Damage.
