Samantha D. Severs
Ag Technologies
Mr. Billingsley
3/21/17
Use of Drones in Agriculture
When some people think of agriculture and farming, they may think “down and dirty,
hard work”. That is true, but since the beginning of farming, the agriculture industry have
developed new technologies to help increase productivity and yields. The use of drones in
agriculture is a prime example. It is a relatively new idea: using an unmanned flying machine
started in military use, but has branched out to recreation and businesses, with agriculture being a
large part of the latter. Controlled by a computer on the ground, they have many uses in this
