Drones and other autonomous aircraft have been a niche technology with a big following for years in American agriculture– but they’ve been plagued by the problem that too often, they’re too advanced or expensive a tool for what actually needs doing.That’s starting to change rapidly according to Senior Editor for The Progressive Farmer Joel Reichenberger, who’s reporting this month on how farmers are using drone technology to do valuable work on their farms, and logging a meaningful return on investment in the process. In Part two of our agtech check-in, we’ll talk with Joel about what’s next for these technologies, how farmers are adopting them, and the kinds of novel tasks they’re completing on farms. 

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