Can Drones Help Farmers Manage Their Crops? (IMAGE)

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

Can Drones Help Farmers Manage Their Crops?

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Shawn Butler, a graduate student at the University of Tennessee College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, analyzes cotton research plots from his laptop thanks to images obtained with an unmanned areial system (UAS), also called a drone. This research could help farmers improve crop monitoring.

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Ginger Rowsey

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