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Spring Is Here: Are You Ready to Fly Your Drone Legally?

By Dick Charlson posted on May 11, 2026 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

Spring has arrived and drones are back in the sky. Before you launch, it’s important to make sure you’re operating within the law.

What You Need to Know About the FAA's New DETER Program for Drones

By Adam Gittins posted on April 22, 2026 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

For farmers who use drones for crop scouting, imagery, or spraying, this program marks an important shift in how drone rule violations are handled — and why staying compliant matters more than ever. Adam Gittins explains what the DETER program is, why it was created, and how it applies to ag drone operators.

Ag Drones Product Roundup 2026

Check out the latest innovations from some of the ag industry's leading Drone suppliers

April 8, 2026

Check out the latest innovations from some of the ag industry's leading Drone suppliers.

News Release

Relentless Ag Launches Drone-Ready Product Line

March 18, 2026 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

To better serve local customers, Relentless Ag is launching a new drone-ready product line for protecting in-season yield potential in 2026, powered by Meristem Crop Performance.

Drone Herbicide Application Checklist

By John Wallace and Tosh Rung Mazzone posted on February 4, 2026 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Source: PennState Extension

Drone spraying technology is moving fast, and policy guidelines and best management practices have yet to be fully developed. This PennState Extension article shares factors to consider when exploring drone spraying technology for your weed control program.

International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal - October 2025

Each month, the conservation ag group at Cornell University offers an analysis of the latest scientific papers dealing with conservation agriculture research from around the world. For this on-going web series, our editors will be selecting several research papers from the Cornell list that will be of special interest to North American no-tillers, strip-tillers and cover croppers.

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 11, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

In this edition:

Can the global drone revolution make agriculture more sustainable? Rapid growth in drone use is upending expectations but also inducing trade-offs.
Tillage and residue management modulate the links between soil physical signatures and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal biomarkers.
Mapping the conceptual and intellectual structure of soil health research (1996–2021): a terms co-occurrence and co-cited reference network analysis.
Suggestions for promoting SOC storage within the carbon farming framework: Analyzing the INFOSOLO database.

Breaking Down the 4 Types of Ag Drones

By Sarah Lancaster, Deepak Joshi, and Jeremie Kouame posted on August 17, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Source: Kansas State Extension

Based on their structure, performance, and roles, agricultural drones can be categorized into different types. There are different types of drones commonly used in precision agriculture.

News Release

Makinex Enters Ag Market with Portable Power for Drones & More

July 16, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Dakota Crow, owner of Monarch Drone Solutions of Springfield, Mo., uses a 23kW-240V Makinex generator to power DJI drones for his aerial spraying and seeding operations.

News Release

John Deere Acquires Sentera to Integrate Aerial Field Scouting

May 24, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Drones equipped with Sentera technology fly over fields at high speeds and generate high-resolution images. These images are processed with Sentera’s FieldAgent application to identify the exact location of specific weeds and generate a weed map.