Politics & technology: U.S. polices restricting unmanned aerial systems in agriculture

P.K. Freeman and R.S. Freeland

Food Policy, 2014, vol. 49, issue P1, 302-311

Abstract: Many industry observers foresee that agriculture worldwide is posed to substantially benefit from the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), commonly known as drones. Industry special interests predict that 80% of domestic sales of UASs in the U.S. will be for agriculture. However, some fear that the public anxiety of the UAS operating in U.S. airspace could stall their introduction, a move that would potentially place some of American farmers’ production practices at an economic disadvantage. Currently, this public policy controversy is influencing UAS integration into U.S. agriculture, with the potential of spilling over internationally.

Keywords: Drone; FAA; Unmanned aerial vehicles; UAS; UAV (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.09.008

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