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US agriculture industry gears up for futuristic aerial 'drone-swarm' farming after FAA decision
"Drone-swarm" agriculture could replace traditional tractors at just a fraction of the cost as the FAA clears the way for U.S. farmers to use the new technology.
A new exemption for drone piloting from the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the airways for "drone-swarm" agriculture, a method of seeding and spraying crops at a fraction of the traditional cost. It's the first exception of its kind for machines that carry what the company calls a "meaningful payload" and makes the process competitive with traditional tractors and seeding rigs. Andy Kreikemeier, a Nebraska farmer behind Infinity Precision Ag, says he began using drones about six months ago, primarily in hard-to-reach places.
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