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Drones Hold Great Promise for Agriculture

Small unmanned aircraft systems, better known as drones, hold great promise for agriculture, Kansas State University agronomist Kevin Price told farmers at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 95th Annual Convention. Agriculture applications for drones in development include data collection on crop health, vigor and yields, tracking the spread of invasive plant species and monitoring ...

Jan. 12, 2014

By American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)

Drones on the Farm: What Are the Laws?

– popularity, before you launch a drone over your crops to gauge field conditions, be aware that doing so could result in a hefty fine from the Federal Aviation Administration. So says Peggy Hall, assistant professor and Ohio State University Extension field specialist in agricultural and resource law. Hall said that while the technology is available for farmers and growers to utilize ...

Aug. 19, 2014

By Ohio State University

Drones help farmers in the Philippines prepare for climate disasters

In a bid to stay ahead of the negative impacts of climate change, floods and typhoons on food security, the Government of the Philippines and FAO have started using unmanned aerial drones to assess where farmlands are most at risk from natural disasters and quickly assess damages after they strike. Under a pilot phase of the still-fledgling project funded by the Ministry of Agriculture of ...

Apr. 25, 2016

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Drones and Dogs Deployed In Battle to Save the Guacamole

With the killers hiding in the trees, heat-sensing drones are launched into the air. When their whereabouts are narrowed, the dogs are sent in. When it comes to protecting the world's supply of guacamole, no weapon can be spared. On subtropical farmland in South Florida, researchers are doing battle with the deadly fungus, laurel wilt, which is spread by a tiny beetle and has the potential to ...

Apr. 28, 2015

By Associated Press

Maize breeders benefit from using drones

Using drone technology could cut labour and costs spent in collecting data for maize breeding by at least ten per cent, preliminary findings of a project shows. With increased demand for better seeds to adapt to changing climate, breeders have turned to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) also known as drones for ...

Mar. 17, 2017

By SciDev.Net

Drones could be used as a tool to enhance precision ag

The tech industry is always about the latests trends and the coolest gadgets. And for farmers, it’s even better when that technology can be used to make them better at their jobs. At the Colorado Farm show on Thursday at Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley, producers had a chance to learn more about the way drones can help them with precision agriculture. Precision ag is the ability to ...

Jan. 26, 2017

By Agribotix LLC

Crop-mapping drones win MIT $100K

Original story at MIT News Drones are positioned to change people’s lives, with tech giants building unpiloted aerial vehicles to deliver packages to homes or provide Internet access across the globe. Using that idea as a jumping-off point, RaptorMaps, an MIT team ...

May 15, 2015

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Agribotix partners with senseFly to offer agricultural clients a professional-grade, end-to-end drone & data processing solution

Agribotix, a leader in drone-enabled agricultural intelligence, has partnered with senseFly, the world’s leading producer of professional fixed-wing drones, to offer a new combined solution for professional users. By combining the eBee SQ, senseFly’s advanced, long-range agricultural drone with Agribotix’s award-winning FarmLens cloud processing platform, the companies have ...

Jan. 11, 2017

By Agribotix LLC

Over 25 Million Acres of Images Captured by Single Drone Solutions Company

Sentera, LLC, sensors have officially captured over 25 million acres of images. Sentera’s AgVault™ 2.0 Software translates this imagery into actionable data for the precision agriculture industry. Sentera’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), precision sensors, and software are ...

Jul. 12, 2016

By Sentera, LLC

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 ...

Jan. 26, 2015

By Associated Press

Sentera Responds to Market Demand Adding TrueNDVI™ to DJI Mavic Drone

Sentera today announced its ability to convert a DJI Mavic ™ drone into a precision scouting tool that collects TrueNDVI™ crop health data. The ultra-lightweight, super-precise Sentera NDVI Single Sensor is integrated onto the pocket-sized Mavic drone, featuring one of DJI’s most sophisticated flying cameras ever. In a single flight, visual-band RGB, near-infrared (NIR) and ...

Mar. 2, 2017

By Sentera, LLC

Technology in Farming – From Drones Herding Sheep to UV-Stabilised Storage Tanks

As technology takes more of a hold over farming with the on-going rise of precision farming, it probably won’t come as such a surprise to hear that drones are now making their way into agriculture, namely sheep farming. Farmers Weekly showcases a Carlow-based sheep farmer, Paul Brennan who uses a remote controlled quad-copter drone to herd around 100 sheep from one pasture to another. ...

Apr. 1, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX

Measure Partners With AES To Deploy Drones At Record Scale for the Energy Industry

Measure recently announced a global partnership with The AES Corporation to scale and leverage its industry-leading drone service to inspect AES' energy infrastructure in 17 countries. The use of the drone technology is expected to help AES improve safety and avoid more than 30,000 hours of hazardous work per year with safer and more efficient aerial inspection services. "This is the year drone ...

Feb. 8, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Sentera Unlocks the Power of Drone Data with More Features, at Significantly Lower Price Points

AgVault and OnTop Software Platforms Now Available at Tiered Subscription Levels Sentera is enabling every drone user to unlock the power of their data by offering AgVault and OnTop software platforms at affordably priced tiered subscription levels. An annual subscription is now offered at a 79% price reduction, unlocking the power of drone data management for even more users. ...

Oct. 24, 2016

By Sentera, LLC

Introducing Agribotix’s new Professional Fixed-Wing Drone: the eBee SQ Powered by FarmLens

We combined the eBee SQ, senseFly’s advanced, long-range agricultural drone that captures multispectral and RGB imagery, with our award-winning FarmLens cloud processing platform, creating a solution that is perfectly optimized for the early identification and troubleshooting of crop issues. ...

Jan. 20, 2017

By Agribotix LLC

Sentera Features Inspection & Agriculture Products at InterDrone 2016

Sentera, LLC, a global provider of software, sensor, and drone technologies to the infrastructure inspection and agriculture industries, will display a range of solutions at its exhibit during the InterDrone Conference and Exposition, which takes place at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 7-9. Sentera’s Co-Founder and Executive Vice ...

Sep. 7, 2016

By Sentera, LLC

Agricultural Unmanned Aerial Systems to collect Farm Data

This this is a great example on what our clients do in agriculture. You have to have the right UAS (Unmanned Aerial System also known as a drone) to collect the data and it is all about the data. To collect good data you need the right tool with the right sensors and cameras, stability and dependability. The fixed wing UAS from senseFly is the tool for mapping. If you are mapping a ...

May 9, 2015

By Ag Business & Crop Inc.

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 ...

Apr. 14, 2014

By United Soybean Board (USB)

Sentera Features Inspection & Agriculture Products at CTIA 2016

Sentera Features Infrastructure Inspection and Agriculture Products at CTIA Super Mobility 2016 Sentera, LLC, a global provider of software, sensor, and drone technologies to the infrastructure inspection industry will display a range of solutions at its exhibit during the CTIA 2016 Conference and Exposition, which takes place at the Sands ...

Sep. 7, 2016

By Sentera, LLC

Sentera builds reseller network to over 350 agriculture store fronts

Sentera today announced the availability of its precision agriculture solutions at over 350 retail locations across North America. By broadening the reach of Sentera’s precision agriculture offering, agronomists, crop consultants, and growers can leverage critical normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data starting day one of the 2017 growing season. Early adopters immediately see ...

Apr. 10, 2017

By Sentera, LLC

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