As the Christmas season nears, tree sellers are once again filling streets and town squares across Europe, stacking rows of firs destined for homes, offices and public spaces. Behind the scenes, ...

For many people, Amazon‘s announced experiment with drone package delivery was the first suggestion of a civilian future for unmanned aircraft. But in many ways, that future is already here. You may ...

Rayne Faulconer, left, instructs Gage Singer as he flies a drone on a MU Extension field day on May 10 in Montgomery City. Singer traveled from southwest Missouri and said he’s interested in becoming ...

Real-time crop monitoring with drones and RFID delivers precision agriculture insights, early pest detection, and higher yields.

The technology has moved from novelty to necessity on many farms and ranches. Enthusiasm for drone use in agriculture is growing quickly, says Caleb O’Neal, University of Missouri Extension field ...

Drones on dairy farms? It may sound like fun, but for UWA student Matthew Rowbottom, the high-tech machines could be useful to time-poor dairy farmers. He is researching the effectiveness of drones, ...

Drones of various types are playing an increasingly prominent role in modern society. This trend has been enabled by a convergence of technical advances in terms of the sophistication and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ben Belton, Michigan State University and Leo Baldiga, Michigan State University (THE ...