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 ...

Drones have become integrated into everyday life over the past decade—in sectors as diverse as entertainment, health care and construction. They have also begun to transform the way people grow food.

Unveiled at a launch event in Chennai attended by NABARD officials, farmers, and industry stakeholders, the compact agricultural drone reflects years of field-validated engineering. Unlike many ...

Kansas farmers will get a hands-on look at agricultural uses of unmanned aerial vehicles – more commonly called drones – during an upcoming public meeting in Garnett. The meeting is co-sponsored by ...

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 ...

A drone flies over an Iowa farmer's field to seed cover crops. (Noah Wicks photo). Agricultural drone operators could see simpler licensing processes under a proposed Federal Aviation Administration ...

(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, ...