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The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International and the Academy of Model Aeronautics joined 31 other organizations, including several ag groups, to encourage the Federal Aviation Administration to expedite the rulemaking process for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations in the U.S. airspace.

It’s been a busy first quarter of technology developments in 2014. Here are some of the highlights, and things to watch in the months ahead.

Rowbot Systems is developing an autonomous robotic machine for precise, in-season nitrogen fertilizer applications in corn fields and other row crops.

Beginning in 2014, Bayer CropScience will initiate R&D-based field pilots designed to use agronomic data within the MyJohnDeere information platform.

A NTSB administrative judge’s ruling against FAA regulation of UAVs could have wide-ranging implications.

MRM’s says its three crop scouts will be in charge of employing the aircraft in their client’s fields for the 2014 growing season.

Formerly NutriScription HD, the Echelon platform includes solutions for soil sampling, variable rate nutrient and seeding recommendations, yield data analysis, weather monitoring, field scouting and more.

The Federal Aviation Administration dispels several myths about the use of unmanned aircraft systems.

Irrigation manufacturers have developed some vital new technologies to fine-tune irrigation and save growers money, water, energy and labor.

A Kansas-based UAV manufacturer is making waves throughout the Midwest as well as internationally – and they’ve got some big plans for the future as well.

GROWMARK will link it’s FS Advanced Information Services with John Deere Wireless Data Transfer, JDLink and MyJohnDeere.

Solum Inc. today announced it has changed its name to Granular Inc. and launched a new cloud business software and analytics offering for farmers.

The Climate Corp. announces the acquisition of the soil analysis business line of Solum, Inc., an agriculture technology company.

Minnesota grower Todd Golly shares his views on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.

TapLogic has released a new version of their soil sampling app Soil Test Pro called Soil Test Pro SP.

Cogent3D, Inc., the maker of the mobile PrecisionEarth dedicated soil sampling app, has announced the immediate availability of […]

Ray O’Connor, president and CEO of Topcon Positioning Systems, was inducted into the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Hall of Fame.

In Canada where commercial UAV use is permitted, one cooperative is learning how to build business and improve services with imagery.