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Drones on the Farm: FAA Opened the Gates with New Regs – DTN Sep 1, 2016
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) are no longer toys. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally let them out of the box. Now, they are officially tools. After several years of […]
Farming with Drones: FFA Issues Regulations – DTN Jun 23, 2016
The fog has cleared and farmers are ready to fly. The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued some long awaited regulations for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Also called Unmanned Aerial […]
Drones: Farmers Still Waiting on Federal Rules for Ag Use Oct 20, 2015
Users who fly drones for fun may soon have to register their machines. A new task force announced Monday (Oct. 19) has been charged with recommending a registration process for […]
Drones: Are Regulations Keeping Up with Technology? – DTN Oct 7, 2015
Congress recently has focused on the need to secure airports from unmanned aerial vehicles as reported near-misses with commercial airliners have been growing in frequency. But a House committee Wednesday […]
Drones: FFA Streamlines Exemption Process Aug 28, 2015
Overview Six months ago we explained the new rules the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had just proposed for integrating small commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or “drones” into U.S. airspace. […]
Drones: Exemptions Increase While FAA Works on Flight Rules – DTN Aug 19, 2015
Although the Federal Aviation Administration is making progress at developing rules to allow for the wider use of unmanned aerial systems, or UASs, in a variety of applications including agriculture, […]
Drones: FAA Planned Regulations. Batman Won’t Like 1 of them. Feb 23, 2015
The FAA release of proposed regulations to integrate small “drones” or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), weighing less than 55 pounds, into the national airspace paves the way for agricultural uses like crop scouting or soil […]
Keith Good: Pork Prices Drop as Hog Herd Recovers from PEDv Outbreak Jan 27, 2015
Economic Matters Kelsey Gee reported yesterday at The Wall Street Journal Online that, “Bacon lovers breathe easy: the hog shortage that sent prices to new highs is over. “In the futures […]
