With the increased need for food globally, farmers and the USDA are looking into all options to successfully produce more from each crop planted. Are drones the answer to finding disease and damage faster? Will they allow farmers to work more efficiently allowing for a quicker response to eradicate pests and disease to save crops? […]
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Monsanto Modified Wheat Unapproved by USDA Found in Oregon Field By Alan Bjerga – May 29, 2013 11:31 AM PT The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating a report of genetically modified wheat, which wasn’t approved for use, in Oregon this month, raising questions of how the Monsanto Co. (MON) product got into a farmer’s
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Monsanto Modified Wheat Unapproved by USDA Found in Oregon Field – Bloomberg. What is Monsanto up to?
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Precision Ag Technology: The Wide Open Road – Precision Ag Website – Article. Important perspective on Precision Farming practices and the need to accept progressive measures of the 21st Century for agriculture.
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UAVs and Precision Agriculture #10 Crop Scouting It has been a while since I have had time to sit down and write a blog entry but as we close Memorial Day with bad weather some time has presented itself to write some thoughts on the use of UAS as crop scouting tools. The truth
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Advanced Defense Technologies targets UAV technologies at precision agriculture applications – Avionics Intelligence.
STAR Flight debuts new firefighting helicopter By: YNN Staff It may seem like a high-price tag for a Vietnam-era helicopter, but STAR Flight pilot Willy Colberson couldn’t be happier with the $2.2 million aircraft. “It was a fantastic machine then and it’s a fantastic machine now with all the improvements gone into this product,” Willy
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April 22, 2013 Docket Operations, M – 30 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE West Building Ground Floor, Room W12 – 140 Washington, DC 20590-0001 Re: Docket Number FAA 2013-0061 To whom it may concern: The National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) is pleased to provide the FAA with our unique perspective as
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Canada’s military wants its next unmanned aircraft system to be capable of dropping search-and-rescue supplies in the Arctic and in other areas as it looks to expand UAS roles into activities formerly conducted by manned platforms. Canada plans to spend between CAN $1 billion (US $998 million) and $1.5 billion on a new fleet of
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Remote-controlled vehicles to be used in research around Hermiston By Tim Doran / The Bulletin Published: April 11. 2013 4:00AM PST Operators will soon begin flying remote-controlled aircraft over potato fields around Hermiston, taking pictures of the plants as part of a research effort to help farmers better manage their crops. The project, which involves
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