Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Commentary: Drones are leading the way in new technology farm equipment.

Soybean Watch: What can you learn about your fields from late-season aerial scouting using a drone? Quite a bit.

Oregon State University publication centers on unmanned aerial systems in the state, but much of the information is applicable to Western farms.

Soybean Watch: Eye in the sky picks up differences in irrigated versus dry land crops during near-harvest flight.

The rise of commercial scouting is changing the way farmers get data from these airships.

Technology saves citrus farmers time and money and helps them accurately count their trees, which is important for insurance purposes.

Technology available now provides information for replant decisions within minutes and on a subfield scale.