A north-central Iowa company is the first in the Midwest and one of only three nationwide to be granted a federal exemption to use drones for precision agriculture projects.

Novariant, Inc. and Arag announce their partnership in the development of Arag’s newest automatic steering system to complement their precision spraying technology.

Agribotix, a provider of turnkey drone data collection and analysis services, has announced its new cloud-based, Bring Your Own Drone data processing solution, available to anyone using any drone for agricultural data collection anywhere in the world.

Spensa Technologies Inc. has launched a new Web and mobile enabled application to help growers and consultants more efficiently scout insects, weeds and disease, identify agronomic issues and nutrient deficiencies.

Drone World Expo is thrilled to announce a conference partnership with MAPPS, which will bring together all stakeholders, constituents, and levels of government in the surveying, mapping, and geospatial field.

Jack Zemlicka, managing editor of Precision Farming Dealer and the technology editor for Farm Equipment, will be speaking at the 2015 joint annual meeting of the Deep South Equipment Dealers Assn., the Midwest Dealers Assn., the Southern Equipment Dealers Assn. and the SouthEastern Equipment Dealers Assn.

As part of the Fuse Technologies strategy, AGCO is partnering with technology providers like Raven to maximize returns for customers by integrating the best solutions into AGCO machines.

U.S. farmers hoping to use drones to locate lost livestock or monitor trouble spots in their fields were disappointed by what they say are overly restrictive commercial drone rules proposed Feb. 15 by the Federal Aviation Administration.

This conversion allows for superior agronomic performance with singulation accuracy up to 99%+ and accurate seed spacing and population.

The proposal indicates that UAVs weighing up to 55 pounds would be allowed to fly within the sight of their operators only during daylight hours, must stay below 500 feet and fly less than 100 mph.