There’s a lot of buzz among farmers about the buzz of drones coming from the air. To convert some of that curiosity into actual sales, dealers need a certain level of expertise — and a certain willingness to do a little hand-holding.

The 2024 Farm Progress Show is in the books and we walked an average of 16,000 steps per day to capture all the latest farm equipment and precision technology innovations in Boone, Iowa.

"We are experiencing a technological renaissance that would have seemed like science fiction just 30 years ago when it comes to data in the field," Erin Hightower says.

A large drone dealer in Florida can no longer fly drones over 55 pounds after allegedly violating multiple FAA regulations. Here’s what reportedly happened — FAA officials showed up at a training session hosted by the dealer and learned the pilot in command allegedly didn’t have registration for the drone, and he was flying it too close to a non-participating farmer.

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In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, brought to you by Ag Express Electronics, Hylio CEO and co-founder Arthur Erickson breaks down what the recent FAA regulatory exemption means for the drone industry.

Big news in the drone world — the Federal Aviation Administration recently granted Texas-based drone builder Hylio a regulatory exemption that will allow it to swarm its heavy-lift drones with only one operator in control.

Swiss Agtech company Ecorobotix recently introduced its spot-sprayer ARA in the U.S. Ecorobotix Americas Regional Manager Jose Marchetti goes over the nuts and bolts of ARA.

Drones took flight at the Precision Planting PTI Farm workshop. Precision Planting lead agronomist Jason Webster told the crowd of no-tillers and strip-tillers that he’s on board with the potential of these UAVs to provide a significant ROI.

Precision Farming Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by GBGI Inc.