BP, the international oil and energy giant, will now routinely use drones to patrol their Alaskan oil fields.

The impact of "Big Data" and how it can best be used by professional ag consultants and their clients will be a primary discussion point at the annual conference of the American Society of Agricultural Consultants which will be held Oct. 19 - 21 in St. Louis.

CrescoAg Corp. and Raytheon Co. have entered into an exclusive agreement to develop a new generation of agricultural technologies and analytics designed to help agriculture producers increase productivity and manage their operations more efficiently.

Local farmers, researchers and business owners got to examine unmanned aerial vehicles, high-resolution cameras, electrical conductivity readers and the software that runs them at the University of Idaho's Parker Farm.

Reed Storley, parts & equipment manager, for Bath Fertilizer, a division of Wheat Growers, breaks down the value of quality precision staff and how talented employees separate the company from the competition.

Angel Eyes UAV, a Florida-based UAS manufacturer, has filed a Brief in Amicus (support), in the FAA vs. Raphael Pirker case.

This week the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration announced that seven aerial photo and video production companies have asked for regulatory exemptions that would allow the film and television industry to use unmanned aircraft systems with FAA approval for the first time.

Valley Irrigation has added three new options to its VFlex Corner to give growers exactly what they need to irrigate additional acres on their farms.

Population growth and diminishing farmable land are forcing the agriculture industry to adopt high-tech IT and big data analytics solutions, according to John Deere global infrastructure services manager Larry Brewer.

MapShots, Inc., will hold its 2014 AgStudio Expo on July 28, 2014, at the Union Station Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. MapShots holds this meeting yearly to highlight their AgStudio line of products to new customers and discuss updates with existing customers.