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U.S. House Ag Committee Holds Hearings on Farm Data

By Todd Janzen posted on October 29, 2015 | Posted in Data Management, Industry News

The US House of Representatives Agricultural Committee held hearings yesterday on Big Data and Agriculture: Innovations and Implications.

Obama Sees Need to Move on Drone Rules Now

January 27, 2015 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

Source: Yahoo! News

President Barack Obama says the wayward quadcopter that crashed harmlessly on the White House grounds shows that the U.S. must update its laws to manage the expanding frontier of commercial and consumer drones and ensure only good things come in these small packages.

NTSB Overturns Pirker Case: Finds for FAA that Drones are Aircraft Subject to Its Rules

November 19, 2014 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

Source: Forbes

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.

FAA Official: Small Drone Rule to Be Released by End of Year

November 11, 2014 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

Source: National Defense Magazine

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.

Big Data Unsettles Farmers

April 24, 2014 | Posted in Data Management

Source: The Durango Herald

Immigration reform and water regulations are typically among the most important matters in American agriculture, but during a recent meeting in Washington, a new, more shadowy issue emerged: growing unease about how the largest seed companies are gathering a vast amount of data from sensors on tractors, combines and other farm equipment.

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