drones

The world of drones is growing more each day. Contributing to this growth, Steve Li, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System weed scientist, is holding a virtual drone end-user conference March 18-19 via Zoom. Li said there are many farmers who are...

⋅ BY CLAIRE SANDERS ⋅ It’s a familiar sight for many — a ground sprayer slowly making rounds in a field, applying pesticides to row crops to give producers the best chance of protecting crops from pests and seeing high...

Drone technology moves to next level, measuring field elevation for cut sheets, levee placement and MIRI calculations. • By Vicky Boyd, Editor • Scott Matthews, who farms in Northeast Arkansas, likes to describe his continued quest for improving water-use efficiency and yields...

If you’ve ever wanted to fly, here’s an opportunity to start getting your wings. The fourth annual Arkansas Drone/Unmanned Aircraft Systems Summit will take place March 12-13 with simultaneous events in Fayetteville and Little Rock. Registration is now open. Drone experts...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence – Early Career Research honor was presented to Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan at a recent ceremony on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. The awards, established in 1980, recognize the...

Dwight LeBlanc, Louisiana Wildlife Services state director based in Port Allen, is seeking Louisiana rice producers who have had feral hog damage to their crop to participate in a study. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services is conducting feral...

Drones help scout fields, saving time and giving a different perspective. By Vicky Boyd Editor Timothy Gertson readily admits that flying a drone is cool. But the producer of row crops near Lissie, Texas, is quick to point out that his...