Drones are quickly taking over a number of different sectors, and many are asserting that they will soon be flying through fields, usurping many roles currently fulfilled by farmers.

Farmers are increasingly turning to drones as their newest, most efficient tool in agriculture. Let's take a look at the facts and figures.

The drone industry as a whole is indeed soaring, with impressive growth driven by growing commercial and military ...

A PricewaterhouseCoopers report pegs the agriculture drone market to be worth $32.4 billion: Heres what you should know.

Could the newest farmhand be a drone? Research in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech is bringing drone technology to agriculture, one of the major industries with ...

Drones with advanced imaging sensors and other components enable farmers to monitor crops, detect pests, and optimize resource management.With the increasing demand for precision agriculture and ...

A notable exception is Japan, which uses drones extensively for agriculture purposes. With regulation governing drone use up for discussion in 2015, the United States could soon follow Japan’s lead.

The report is the first in series of studies sponsored by BZ Media that looks objectively at each major market for drones and drone technology. In this paper, we look at how drones have been used as ...

Still, he said for drones to have a meaningful and long-lasting impact in agriculture, they need to be retrofitted with additional devices to collect more information such as thermal sensors to ...

Agriculture could be the proving ground for commercial drone applications, partly because operating in rural areas far from crowds, large airports and tall buildings alleviates privacy and safety ...