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 ...

Mississippi State University releases 13-part online course to help farmers master agricultural spray drone technology and ...

Discover how agricultural drones reduce waste, improve irrigation efficiency, and deliver data-driven insights for modern ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The homesteading pros at Gold Shaw Farm herd ducks using a drone to guide them across the yard.

The homesteading pros at Gold Shaw Farm use livestock guardian drones to protect their animals.

(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, ...