The drone services company Measure is doing tests over corn fields in N.C., Raleigh, in partnership with PrecisionHawk and the American Farm Bureau. Measure is testing with equipment from PrecisionHawk, which provides drones and data analysis for farmers. The firm believes its services can cut goods a farmer must use — such as fertilizer and pesticides — by as much as 20 per cent and that crop output could also be improved by up to 20 per cent.
The drone services company Measure is doing tests over corn fields in Raleigh, N.C., in partnership with PrecisionHawk and the American Farm Bureau. Measure is testing with equipment from PrecisionHawk, which provides drones and data analysis for farmers. The firm believes its services can cut goods a farmer must use — such as fertilizer and pesticides — by as much as 20 per cent and that crop output could also be improved by up to 20 per cent.