The Climate Corporation partners with Deveron UAS to deliver farmers advanced aerial imagery data combined with powerful analytics.

Matt Strein with AeroVironment discusses the new Quantix unmanned aerial vehicle solution. The hybrid aircraft combines features of a quadcopter and fixed-wing models. A vertical launch and transition to horizontal flight allows for 400 acres of coverage and up to 45 minutes of flight time.

By simplifying some of the certification restrictions, the new Part 107 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) regulations will expand drone technology use for agriculture and other commercial purposes.

Iowa State University Extension compares the resolution, timing, imagery bands, typical uses and costs of four imagery sources.

Speaking on the Agriculture Today radio program, Terry Griffin, a precision ag economist with Kansas State University Extension, discusses the economics and renewed interest in field imagery with the advent of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or “drones” in farming.

Davie Stephens shares how he uses dirt bikes to scout every acre after planting to evaluate crop stand and whether an insecticide application is needed. This year, the Wingo, Ky., no-tiller will also use a drone for scouting and is interested to see what the drone will see compared to what he sees on the ground.

The government has the power to hold drone operators accountable when they operate the remote-control aircraft recklessly, a federal safety board ruled.