Tag Archives: Agriculture
Ag Policy Blog: Senators Introduce Drone Bill
Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., John Thune, R-S.D., and Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, introduced bipartisan legislation last week to ensure the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s chief drone policy committee includes representation for agriculture, forestry and rural America. The Drone Advisory Committee for … Continue reading
Drones could do more to help farmers, with help from Congress and the FAA
Being a farmer has never been easy, but in recent years the challenges have been increasing. Between droughts, trade tensions, and economic pressures, the agriculture industry needs a way of adapting to a changing landscape. The solution could come from … Continue reading
UF researcher develops precision agriculture software, “Agroview”
When you think of farming, drones may not be the first thing to come to mind. Yiannis Ampatzidis, a professor in UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is changing that with his new artificial intelligence-based software, Agroview. Ampatzidis, UF … Continue reading
MKC brings state-of-the-art drone tech to Kansas farmers
MKC is flying a fully-automated unmanned aerial vehicle — also known as a drone — on 500 acres just west of Moundridge. The drone lives on the farm inside a large box. Right now, there is an engineer monitoring the … Continue reading
