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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Western Illinois University is set to host its 2025 Allison Organic Research and Demonstration Farm field day on Aug. 12. The ...

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

(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, ...