Agriculture Drone Network

While drones in plant agriculture are now well-established as a significant tool for managing resources, drones aren’t as commonly utilized to manage livestock. Now, non-profit group Meat & Livestock Australia and leading drone services provider Aerodyne have announced a $5.1 million ‘Drone as a Silent Service’ R&D Program to study the issue.

Land O’Lakes, Inc. has announced finalists for the Land O’Lakes Prize: Drone Challenge, a crowdsourced competition launched in February 2017 to help surface valuable, user-friendly drone solutions that will help farmers make better decisions for their...