Beef producers use drones for locating calves, checking water sources, monitoring forage growth and creating marketing ...

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 ...

Drones could offer farmers multi-spectral images of their crops to show which plants need more fertilizer, more water or more nitrogen — an advance in what's known as "precision agriculture." And that ...

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 ...

Many Canadian farmers are eager to use drones to spray pesticides — already common in the United States — but industry groups ...

In just a few weeks farmers will be able to take their field scouting to the skies after new federal rules for the commercial operation of small drones go into effect. “Farmers and ranchers are ...

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 ...

Feral hogs root around in a field. The hogs cause an estimated $115 million of damage in South Carolina each year. (Provided by Marion Barnes, Clemson Extension) COLUMBIA — Drones could be the newest ...

(WGHP) — The back-and-forth over tariffs between the US and China is creating tension for a variety of businesses. It’s also impacting a key and growing technology that helps to put food on your table ...

(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, ...