A proposal to use drones in the United Kingdom to flag areas with serious erosion issues seems to be getting traction. Should this be done in the U.S.?
By simplifying some of the certification restrictions, the new Part 107 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) regulations will expand drone technology use for agriculture and other commercial purposes.
Speaking on the Agriculture Today radio program, Terry Griffin, a precision ag economist with Kansas State University Extension, discusses the economics and renewed interest in field imagery with the advent of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or “drones” in farming.
Based on research and interviews this spring by No-Till Farmer, it looks as though the cost for UAVS ranges from very basic models found on the Internet for $500, to some models that cost more than $100,000.
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