Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, limiting their appeal to farmers. No ...

The FCC emphasized that this decision supports broader efforts to strengthen America's industrial base and reduce dependence ...

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 ...

The FCC is banning foreign-made drones in the U.S., citing national security concerns. This decision impacts many, including ...

CORDOVA, Md. (AP) — Mike Geske wants a drone. Watching a flying demonstration on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the Missouri farmer envisions using an unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor the irrigation ...

BLOOMINGTON — It’s a bird; it’s a plane … it’s a State Farm drone. The Bloomington insurance company has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to test drones for commercial use.

Drones flying over Midwestern fields are likely to become a more typical sight. Farmers are finding that the remotely piloted aircraft can do everything from spraying fields to monitoring livestock.

"Being able to use a drone would be much safer and we would be able to spray selected areas rather than whole fields." ...

The Federal Communications Commission has moved from targeted restrictions to a sweeping embargo, blocking the sale of all ...

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 ...