An agricultural spray drone sprays a field of soybeans in Clear Lake. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Across the country, farmers and small entrepreneurs are adding drones to their fleet ...

Clockwise from top left: Pyka’s Pelican Spray drone is the world’s largest ag spray drone currently. It’s spray boom features 20 nozzles on each side. Attendees hear from the Heinen Brothers during ...

Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, limiting their appeal to farmers. In contrast, today’s models can be flown immediately after purchase and carry ...

The value of drones on the farm, as high as it is today,” says Russell Hedrick, “will soon go up to levels not even imagined yet.” ...

Many Canadian farmers are eager to use drones to spray pesticides — already common in the United States — but industry groups say slow regulatory approvals are leaving the country years behind its ...

A new Connecticut company, Almanax, is using agricultural drones to spray seeds, water, and fertilizer on farms. Drones offer a cheaper alternative to traditional sprayer tractors and can help control ...

A University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture professor presented new details about drone use for pesticide applications in agriculture to the state Plant Board on Thursday, in response to ...

=ST. MICHAEL, Minn. -- Terry M. Anderson envisions a future where many farm machines, from tractors to planters to crop sprayers, will operate with minimal human assistance. The Greenbush, Minn., ...

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Across the country, farmers and small entrepreneurs are adding drones to their fleet of tools for tasks like spraying agricultural chemicals or spreading ...