Overview: Agricultural spraying drones are helping farmers improve efficiency, reduce chemical waste, and protect crops with ...

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

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 ...

Federal regulators ban most foreign-made drones from future U.S. sales. Current farm drones remain legal to use, but ...

Drones can be a tool to help farmers be more sustainable — both environmentally and economically. “You don't last in the ...

National study reveals some bullish baseline trends regarding how American farmers are approaching agricultural drone tech ...

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 ...

Cory W. MacNeil | Missouri News Network Rayne Faulconer, left, instructs Gage Singer as he flies a drone on a MU Extension field day on May 10 in Montgomery City. Cory W. MacNeil | Missouri News ...

Drones continue to move from experimental technology to a practical tool in everyday farming. Throughout 2025, Future Farming closely followed ...

Drones can be used to check fence lines, monitor irrigation systems, and assess crop damage from deer, wild hogs and insects. Flying a cornfield, Drake observed about four acres that never got ...

Drones in the tens of thousands will be in the skies by 2030, the Federal Aviation Administration predicts. But where some may fear precision weapons or flying spy cameras, Steve Markofski sees flying ...

As congressional China-hawks work to limit commercial drone sales from Beijing, a growing number of conservative lawmakers are sounding an agricultural alarm ...