Source: WESTERN FARMER STOCKMAN, 7/16/18


Rising interest in unmanned aerial vehicles is driving new business in agriculture. As the tech improves for gathering information, farmers are finding new uses for these tools. But there’s one bridge yet to cross — using such an airship to do more than take detailed pictures. Yamaha is filling that gap, with its current work in California wine country, and this work shows what could someday be possible. The FAA granted Yamaha authority to fly its RMAX UAV for commercial use in the United States in 2015.

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