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Agriculture Gives Unmanned Aerial Vehicles a New Purpose
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), sometimes referred to as “drones,” have found a use beyond the military. According to Rory Paul, founder and CEO of Volt Aerial Robotics, a UAV company, the sky’s the limit for what these devices offer farmers. “UAVs will be very useful, efficient and economical in scouting crops for diseases and other pests and also for surveying crop ...
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Sentera Enables UAV Flight Planning that Far Exceeds Battery Life
Sentera announced today their latest update to the AgVault™ 2.0 Mobile iOS app, featuring a battery-swap capability that enables operators to plan a flight of any size and seamlessly accommodates any number of battery swap-outs. The feature monitors UAV battery life, notes the exact coordinates where it left off, and returns to the operator when a new battery is required. Once a replacement ...
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2015 Farm Science Review Takes On Sharp Edge
Farmers and producers can gain a sharper edge and glean cutting-edge ideas from experts from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University during this year’s Farm Science Review Sept. 22-24 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio. The Review will again emphasize the best agricultural research, resources, information and access for ...
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Unmanned drones could play key roles in food supply
Herding cattle. Counting fish. Taking an animal's temperature. Applying pesticides. When it comes to drones, "your imagination can go pretty wild in terms of what would be possible," says Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union. This month, the Federal Aviation Administration issued the first permit for agricultural use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Steven Edgar, president and CEO ...
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