Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULTURE, 11/8/19

A trio of senators are pushing the FAA to give farmers, ranchers and rural communities a seat at the table as the agency determines its drone policies. The aerial technology is becoming more prominent in agriculture, with some producers using drones to monitor fields or even spray chemicals.

Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Majority Whip John Thune and Michigan Democrat Gary Peters introduced a bill on Friday that would establish a public nomination process to allow for broader representation on the FAA's Drone Advisory Committee, among other changes. The American Farm Bureau Federation, National Farmers Union and major commodity groups are backing the legislation.