The proposal indicates that UAVs weighing up to 55 pounds would be allowed to fly within the sight of their operators only during daylight hours, must stay below 500 feet and fly less than 100 mph.

In this video, Matt Rohlik, Integrated Solutions manager, with Haug Implement in Willmar, Minn., demonstrates an unmanned aerial vehicle and discusses the dealership's success selling the products as an eventual gateway to offering service and support of the technology.

MicaSense, a sensor and information company, has announced that it has raised $2M in Series A funding from Parrot, a worldwide leader in technology innovation.

The challenge with using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or "drones" in farming is less the technology and more the task of managing and acting on the vast volume of data it generates, a conference at Harper Adams University has heard.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a much-awaited decision today that will surely be a disappointment to many drone enthusiasts, ruling that FAA rules that apply to manned aircraft apply to unmanned aircraft or drones, reports Forbes.com contributor John Goglia.

After years of waiting, a Federal Aviation Administration official said the agency was close to releasing a ruling that would give commercial entities greater access to fly small unmanned aerial system in the domestic airspace.

Paul Gunderson gets excited when showing off equipment and talking about farming at Lake Region State College’s Precision Agriculture Center.

Robert Blair owns and operates Three Canyon Farms in Kendrick, Idaho, and is considered a precision farming pioneer, incorporating progressive technology on his operation since 2004, to include remote sensing and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. During this webinar, Blair shared experienced-based tips for improving customer service, dealer considerations to support new technology and what specialists should avoid when working with farmers. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

The word “drone” brings to mind images of unmanned aerial vehicles spying on enemies and dropping explosives, but that is only one facet of their many capabilities.