Friday 6 June 2014

Drones give farmers an eye in the sky to check on crop progress

FARM NEWS
Drones give farmers an eye in the sky to check on crop progress
Champaign IL (SPX) Jun 05, 2014 - This growing season, crop researchers at the University of Illinois are experimenting with the use of drones - unmanned aerial vehicles - on the university's South Farms. Dennis Bowman, a crop sciences educator with U. of I. Extension, is using two drones to take aerial pictures of crops growing in research plots on the farms. He presented his findings to farmers and other researchers at t ... more


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