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 transformation is documented in the study A Review of Drones in Smart Agriculture: Issues, Models, Trends, and Challenges ...

Modern farming embraces drones and robots to monitor crops, detect problems early and apply treatments with pinpoint accuracy ...

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 ...

The agriculture drone market is exploding. Valued at 6.1 billion dollars in 2024, it is expected to nearly quadruple to 23.8 billion dollars by 2032, growing at a compound annual rate of 18.5 percent.

Drones have become integrated into everyday life over the past decade—in sectors as diverse as entertainment, health care and construction. They have also begun to transform the way people grow food.

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ben Belton, Michigan State University and Leo Baldiga, Michigan State University (THE ...

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