Drones are adding a new level of precision to agriculture, giving farmers digital tools for cultivating better and more profitable crops. “The machinery that large farms use—big combines and ...

Farming doesn’t have to be low-tech. Two of the biggest challenges family farmers face are competition with larger, more high-tech farms and keeping the next generations interested in farming. Smart ...

The technology has moved from novelty to necessity on many farms and ranches. Enthusiasm for drone use in agriculture is growing quickly, says Caleb O’Neal, University of Missouri Extension field ...

Farmers are using drones to help with their farm's health in west-central Illinois.

THE buzzword in most science and technology conferences in the country is Industry 4.0. It means businesses becoming faster, more efficient and smarter through the processing of data and its related ...

Drones are one area of farm inputs where costs have been falling, even as the cost of other inputs like farm labor, fertilizer and pesticides have been rising—in some cases dramatically, squeezing ...

One Iowa State University Extension expert said that as farm drones gain popularity, they have the opportunity to get more non-farmers interested in agriculture.

A drone flying against a blue sky. - Detlef Voigt/Getty Images While many still use drones purely as recreational devices, the technology has started to take on various other roles. Cities have begun ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact on the western regions of North Carolina, an unexpected group of heroes emerged. American farmers were among the first to respond, arriving on ...