FAA Clears Ag Company to Fly Drones

FAA Grants First Exemption to Fly UASs for Commercial Ag Purposes

Dan Miller
By  Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
An Idaho company can now legally fly UASs like this eBee over farm fields to collect data. (Photo courtesy Empire Unmanned)
An Idaho-based company has received the first exemption from federal aviation rules to fly an unmanned aircraft system for commercial agricultural purposes.

Subscriber-Only Content

To read the Full Story, upgrade your account to a FREE trial of MyDTN today.

  • Exclusive access to comprehensive, customized insight anytime, anywhere
  • If you're a Community user, all of your settings will transfer into your trial
Start your free MyDTN demo
P[L2] D[728x90] M[320x50] OOP[F] ADUNIT[] T[]
P[R1] D[300x250] M[300x250] OOP[F] ADUNIT[] T[]
P[R2] D[300x250] M[320x50] OOP[F] ADUNIT[] T[]
DIM[1x3] LBL[] SEL[] IDX[] TMPL[standalone] T[]
P[R3] D[300x250] M[0x0] OOP[F] ADUNIT[] T[]

Dan Miller