Forestry, Agriculture & Farming News & Articles

Leading Drone Speakers Announced for The International Drone Show 2024

The International Drone Show has revealed a strong line-up of influential international drone speakers at this year’s event on May 29th in Denmark

Apr 12, 2024
Volatus Receives FAA Approval for Commercial Agricultural Drone Operations

The Operating Certificate allows the company's US subsidiary, Volatus Aerospace USA Corp., to operate any drone approved for agricultural operations, including drones weighing 55 pounds or greater

Feb 15, 2024
PointPerfect GNSS Correction Service to Brazil

u-blox and Nordian will facilitate precise positioning for a diverse range of applications, including agriculture, service robots, machinery automation, unmanned systems, and more

Jan 19, 2024
Deep Sand Technology & GEODNET to Enhance Precision Agriculture in Rural North America

GEODNET's high-reliability data service combined with Deep Sand Technology's affordable automated tractor solutions is expected to help farmers improve efficiency, yields, and reduce input costs

Dec 19, 2023
New AI for Robotics Enables Vision-Based Autonomy

TERRA AI by StereoLabs is a leap forward in the ability for autonomous robotics to perceive space, performing depth, localization, semantic, obstacle detection, and fusion from multiple cameras in both space and time

Dec 13, 2023
u-blox Introduces PointPerfect Localized Distribution Feature

The localized version of the PointPerfect GNSS augmentation service is designed for applications with restricted data bandwidth and connectivity plans

Sep 26, 2023
AI Vision-Driven Perception Demonstrated by Stereolabs

Stereolabs is set to give vision and crucial insights to autonomous tractors such as Monarch Tractors MKII, crop and harvesting robots, weeding robots, sprayers and more

Sep 26, 2023
Autonomous Hybrid Agricultural Vehicle Launched

Robotics Plus’ Prospr is an autonomous, multi-use, hybrid vehicle designed to carry out a variety of orchard and vineyard crop tasks more efficiently and sustainably while reducing reliance on labor

Sep 25, 2023
FAA Approves Pyka Electric Spray Drone for US Commercial Operations

Pelican Spray is the largest ever to receive FAA approval for commercial operation in the US with a weight of 1,125lbs, and it can also carry up to 540lbs (70 gallons) of liquid and spray up to 240 acres per hour

Aug 10, 2023
Harxon Introduces New GNSS Solution for Precision Agriculture

Harxon's TS122 family of smart antennas for demanding autonomous precision agriculture applications can greatly increase GNSS availability, accuracy and reliability

Jul 24, 2023
Carbonix Completes First US Commercial Flights with Volanti Fixed-Wing UAV

Carbonix alongside Aerial Vantage are leveraging advanced drone capabilities and advanced AI data processing as part of larger aerial remote sensing project with MDARD, aimed at enhancing farming technologies

Jul 19, 2023
VTOL Multirotor Drone Deployment to Ireland

The drone will support farmers with monitoring plant health and spraying weeds and the police and fire departments as an integrated part of the first-responder system in times of emergencies

Jul 13, 2023
Volatus Aerospace to Support Wildfire Suppression in Alberta

Volatus pilots are now approved through Hinton GRID to provide infrared imaging services from drones to support wildfire suppression in Alberta

Jun 05, 2023
Volatus Authorized to Operate Heavy Spray Drones

The special authority enables pilots who are trained through Volatus Aerospace's training program, in compliance with Transport Canada's conditions, to operate throughout Canada

May 31, 2023
Agricultural eVTOL Authorized to Operate in the U.S.

Guardian Agriculture has received FAA approval to begin safely operating its SC1 fully-autonomous, electric, American-made agricultural aircraft in the U.S.

Apr 28, 2023
Sentera Expands High-Precision Analytics Through New Hardware Compatibility

The 6X multispectral sensor now integrates with the Astro platform to deliver science-grade data and plant-level measurements for agricultural researchers

Apr 21, 2023
Borey Fixed-Wing Drone Used for Soil Moisture Mapping

UAVOS used a solution based around its fixed-wing Borey UAS with a multispectral sensor payload designed to provide both spatial and temporal resolution for better understanding of soil moisture levels

Mar 20, 2023
USDA Wildlife Services Selects Heavy-Lift UAS for Biodiversity Initiative

Parallel Flight Technologies will work with the USDA Wildlife Services to develop a drone-based aerial rodenticide baiting platform to improve the safety, cost, and effectiveness of current operations and to promote island conservation efforts

Mar 13, 2023
Partnership to Develop Firefighting Equipment for Phenix Ultra 2XL UAS

The team will incorporate several proven SEI Industries products into the Ultra 2XL Remotely Piloted UAS platform, including the Bambi Bucket and the Sling Dragon prescribed burning equipment

Mar 10, 2023
Volatus Aerospace Acquires British Thermography & Drone Solution Provider

Volatus believes the acquisition of iRed Limited will provide a foundation for continued growth in the region and reinforce the company’s overall thermographic capabilities

Oct 20, 2022
Animal Tracking with Radio-Telemetry & Drone Technology

Wildlife Drones has partnered with Freefly Systems to offer a complete radio-telemetry package with US made drones

Sep 21, 2022
Seed Pod Delivery System Developed for Tree-Planting Aerial Drone

CAL International and AirSeed Technologies partnership will advance climate change initiative that aims to plant 100 million trees by 2024

Aug 23, 2022
WarrenUAS Using Drone Technology to Save Lives & Grow Prosperity

Warren County Community College is providing drone training to officials from Warren County N.J with a focus on utilizing drones in critical law enforcement and emergency services tasks

Aug 23, 2022
Industrial Drone with Interchangeable Power Modules Launched

Arcsky’s X55 is a multi-role utility UAV with up to 3 hour flight time and interchangeable power modules

Aug 22, 2022
MoveIt Studio Developer Platform & SDK Launched for Manipulation Applications



PickNik Robotics’ MoveIt Studio Developer Platform and Software Development Kit (SDK) aim to help robotics and software engineers to create, debug, and ship complex manipulation projects faster


Aug 18, 2022
Censys Integrates LiDAR into VTOL UAVs for 3D Mapping Missions

This technology is useful for land surveying, power line inspection, topographic surveys, forestry and wildfire mitigation, precision agriculture, and mining

Aug 10, 2022
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.