Field Notes
News for the work, not the hype. Regulation, equipment, application science and the business of agricultural drones.
Subscribe by RSS →The foreign-drone decision is now a parts-and-support decision.
The FCC's 2026 covered-list expansion changed the buying question. Operators comparing DJI and XAG against US-positioned platforms need to price continuity of parts, batteries, service and approvals, not only acres per hour.
A US spray-drone bench is finally taking shape.
The domestic market is no longer a one-brand story, but "assembled here," "US-controlled" and "US components" are not the same claim.
Farm-drone coverage is beginning to look like farm coverage.
Nationwide's September 2026 launch matters because it joins equipment and liability with chemical-and-seed application exposure.