"A big part of ‘think, believe, know’ is data collection. Data especially drives our variable-rate efforts. From seed to commercial inputs, we want to find the sweet spot where we maximize return on investment for each acre," Bob Walker says. 

Growth in drone-treated acreage illustrates how quickly adoption has expanded in recent years. About 16.4 million acres were treated by ag drones in 2025, up 59% from 10.3 million acres in 2024 and more than four times the 3.7 million acres sprayed in 2023.

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Mizzou Engineering researchers have developed FieldVision, a new artificial intelligence (AI) framework that helps fleets of agricultural drones decide where to process image analysis tasks: on the drone itself, at a nearby edge computing server or in the cloud. 

Precision specialist for 24-store Deere dealer thinks outside the box to help customers use cutting-edge technology on their farm operations