Trends, technology and tradition in agriculture will be on everyone's minds at the 2015 Ohio AgriBusiness Association Industry Conference Feb. 4-5, with sessions highlighting current topics, cutting-edge technology, and annual updates from state agencies and associations at the third annual event.

An annual conference sponsored in part by the Kansas Ag Research and Technology Association will be held in January in Salina and include presentations on drones and thermal imagery, according to information from the group.

Trimble announced this week that it was among four companies the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted an exemption that will allow the company to conduct commercial operation of its Trimble UX5 Aerial Imaging Solution in the U.S.

A Massey University precision agriculture expert is welcoming proposed tighter controls and regulations for drones.

Unmanned aerial systems (UASs), which include unmanned aerial vehicles commonly known as drones, are one of the hottest topics in agriculture.

In 2014, the FAA investigated New York City realtors using drones to document properties and issued guidelines saying the use of drones by farmers was unlawful.

On August 6th, farmers and agricultural professionals interested in incorporating innovative technology into their soil health management systems will be able to attend the 2014 Soil Health Expo at the Vanderburgh County fairgrounds.

Zack Lytle is the kind of limits-pushing, free-spirited hacker who is in an almost constant state of ideation. He's always launching one new venture or another, whether it's finding a loophole in frequent flier miles - the kind that has afforded him free flights since 2007 - or writing cheat software for popular online games like World of Warcraft.

Drones, satellite mapping and other high technology will be featured during the Precision Agriculture Technology Demonstration Day at the University of Idaho's Parker Farm a mile east of Moscow June 5.

Amid the raging national debate over drones infringing on privacy, some University of Minnesota professors are pushing for heavier use of the technology to advance agricultural research.