Squinting through the morning sun, Jesse Patrick watches the top of his corn crop whip in the downdraft of a large spray drone pipping fungicides into the canopy. “The drone is only putting out ...

To spray with a drone, you must have a drone pilot’s license, a state pesticide applicator license and other requirements. As for cost, Moreland says sprayer drones range from $20,000 to $40,000.

In the world of precision agriculture, drones have created many new opportunities. While drones used to be small with limited ...

To become Scotland’s first qualified drone operator for agricultural spraying, Mr Braid completed a certification with AutoSpray Ltd, Precision Spray ... on aerial pesticide use in the UK.

“The initiative is aimed at promoting precision farming by enabling efficient pesticide spraying, soil health monitoring, and crop assessment by making drone services accessible to each and ...

“If you only spray 25 percent of the field versus 100 percent of the field, you’d be using less,” he said. Farmers in Pennsylvania and New York are already using drones for pesticide ...

The Gazette will host a series of free, virtual talks about the future of agriculture this week, including advances in drone ...

The proposal has gathered the support of a broad coalition of farmers and academics, who say drones could make their jobs ...