Farmers were urged to explore diversification and embrace new technology at this year’s Northern Farming Conference held this week at Hexham Auction Market. Around 200 delegates were at the tenth anniversary event held on November 6, to listen to a stellar line-up of speakers on the conference theme of ‘Sweating …

Percepto’s autonomous “drone in a box”. (photo credit: Courtesy) An Israeli-developed drone was nominated for the international Security Technology Innovation of the Year Award. Israeli autonomous drones that operate security and control tasks are able to ascend on their own without being given the command by a person …

According to MATA Aerotech, the padi cultivation using drone technology will replace manual spraying by workers which will take a much longer time. — Reuters pic KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Felcra Berhad (Felcra) will be the pioneer model of smart agriculture when it carries out padi planting spraying at …

If three U.S. senators get their way, rural America will get a seat at the table to discuss drone legislation with the FAA in the future. U.S. Senators Pat Roberts (R-KS), John Thune (R-SD) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s chief drone …

AeroVironment acquired Pulse Aerospace earlier this year for $25.7 million – and acquired the VAPOR Helicopter UAS series with it.  At last month’s Commercial UAV Expo, DRONELIFE got to see it up close – and talk to AeroVironment about what VAPOR can do. AeroVironment has long been an industry leader …

DRONELIFE got a first look at Pix4DReact at their user conference last month.  The software is designed to provide 2D mapping intelligence in the field – processing immediately, so that law enforcement, fire officials, or disaster recovery personnel can use the data to inform real-time critical decisions. The Airborne International …

Chief National Investigative Correspondent WYFF News 4 Investigates: Defending airports from drones Updated: 8:14 PM EST Nov 7, 2019 Hide Transcript Show Transcript CAROL: HERE IN THE U.S., THIS IS THE FIRST-EVER NATIONAL DRONE SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. NIGEL: BUT IN A YEAR-LONG INVESTIGATION, OUR NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT FOUND U.S. AIRPORTS …

  As part of DRONELIFE’s participation in the FAA’s Drone Safety Awareness Week, DRONELIFE will feature stories according to the themes outlined.  Today, we focus on drone delivery. Guest Post: This article published with permission from our friends at DroneII, Drone Industry Insights. Article authored by Millie Radovic. As high-profile …

Source: UPS UPS and CVS have delivered drone history that could literally be just what the doctor ordered. The carrier giant’s aerial subsidiary UPS Flight Forward partnered with drug-store chain CVS to complete the first-ever American commercial drone delivery of a prescription to a customer’s home – a mission both …

DJI’s Agras drones are being used by scientists in Tanzania to combat mosquito populations. The Agras MG-1S, typically adopted by farmers to spray pesticides over crops, is one element of a revolutionary attempt to fight Malaria. The equipment is being customized and used by entomologists in Zanzibar in a pilot …