An agricultural spray drone sprays a field of soybeans in Clear Lake. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Across the country, farmers and small entrepreneurs are adding drones to their fleet ...

Domestic drone makers rush to fill void left by Chinese competitors as farmers face parts shortages and higher costs.

Clockwise from top left: Pyka’s Pelican Spray drone is the world’s largest ag spray drone currently. It’s spray boom features 20 nozzles on each side. Attendees hear from the Heinen Brothers during ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, limiting their appeal to farmers. In ...

Many Canadian farmers are eager to use drones to spray pesticides — already common in the United States — but industry groups say slow regulatory approvals are leaving the country years behind its ...

A University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture professor presented new details about drone use for pesticide applications in agriculture to the state Plant Board on Thursday, in response to ...

Nebraska native Andy Kreikemeier’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing all week, and it won’t go silent anytime soon. That’s because his former hobby and volunteer side hustle, flying drones for the county ...

=ST. MICHAEL, Minn. -- Terry M. Anderson envisions a future where many farm machines, from tractors to planters to crop sprayers, will operate with minimal human assistance. The Greenbush, Minn., ...

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Across the country, farmers and small entrepreneurs are adding drones to their fleet of tools for tasks like spraying agricultural chemicals or spreading ...