Agriculture
Last week, at the Auction of Washington Wines in Woodinville, WA, Pollen Systems Corporation unveiled Pollen Scout, a drone-aided managed service and self-service portal that helps farms and vineyards monitor crop growth, discover irrigation issues, and investigate pests and diseases. Commercially certified Drone Technologists visit subscribing farms and vineyard sites
Agriculture
Jeff Lorton doesn’t want to declare the Oregon UAS Future Farm Expo dead. He prefers the terms “in stasis” or “on life support.” Regardless of the terminology, there will be no Future Farm Expo at the Pendleton Convention Center this year, ending the agricultural unmanned aerial systems exposition after
Agriculture
The Swift020 UAS successfully flew over densely forested areas within the Ishikawa prefecture in Japan. Working with members of the Ishikawa Prefecture Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry, the local forest cooperative association and key forestry industry leaders, the flights were held July 23-25, 2018. Due to the density of
Events
The drone market for agriculture should receive a strengthening in Brazil of an industry that in other countries is seen as its competitor: agricultural aviation. This is what indicates the partnership signed on Wednesday (8) between the company Terra Aviação Agrícola, of Cachoeira do Sul, RS, Brazil and SkyAgri, which
Commercial
Tunisia has partnered the African Development Bank (AfDB) to launch a pilot project to use drones for data collection to enhance management of agricultural projects across the country. The project, which will be implemented over the next 10 months, will also receive technical management and assistance from South Korea, Tunisia&
Agriculture
The launch ceremony of the pilot project on the use of drones in agricultural development projects took place from 10.00 to 12.00 on 26 July 2018 at the Ministry of Development and International Cooperation in Tunis, Tunisia. It was attended by Tunisia’s Minister of Development and International
Agriculture
SLANTRANGE, Inc., a provider of remote sensing and analytics systems for agriculture, has announced a new suite of analytics services developed specifically for the needs of test plot research. SLANTRANGE Aerial Phenotyping provides researchers and breeders with valuable new classes of agronomic information for each individual plot of a field
Agriculture
A Purdue University researcher led development of a free, web-based application that will allow those using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to easily log their flight-related data. The UAS User Log is a digital log book available around the world to serve those using UAS, or drones, for research, crop production,
Agriculture
Elbit Systems has plans to use a drone to survey crops across the upper Midwest that can be used for research, analyzed, and sold to farmers. The project is a joint public-private partnership involving NDSU and UND. Bob Miller chairs the Casselton Regional Airport Authority. He tells KFGO News, Elbit
Agriculture
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that its automated Quantix hybrid drone and AeroVironment Decision Support System (AV DSS) analytics software are now available for sale through its authorized reseller network. AeroVironment will be showcasing this pioneering ecosystem at three upcoming tradeshows: World Ag Expo, National Farm Machinery Show and Commodity Classic.
Commercial
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that it has begun a year-long study with California State University, Fresno to research how unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery and analytics could potentially detect varying levels of water stress in almond trees and give producers smarter insights to make more effective in-season decisions regarding water
Agriculture
Agricultural efficiency is poised to take a big leap with drone technology now that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is streamlining regulations for unmanned aerial vehicles. A recent report from PwC pegs the addressable market for agricultural drones to be worth a whopping $32.4 billion, second only to