{"id":3244,"date":"2015-08-05T01:05:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T06:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=3244"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:29:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:29:31","slug":"drones-agriculture-where-are-we-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2015\/08\/05\/drones-agriculture-where-are-we-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Drones &#038; Agriculture:  Where Are We Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I write a monthly legal column for Progressive Cattleman Magazine, a great publication that you should definitely be subscribing to! \u00a0Last month, my article focused on drone use in American agriculture. \u00a0This is an extremely hot-button issue and a technology that could have great impacts on our \u00a0industry. \u00a0The article outlines current drone law, proposed FAA regulations, and the pros and cons of this technological advancement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3245\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/07\/Kay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3245\" class=\"wp-image-3245 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/07\/Kay-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/07\/Kay-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/07\/Kay-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/07\/Kay.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Texas A&amp;M Agrilife Research photo by Kay Ledbetter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To read my article, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressivecattle.com\/topics\/management\/6882-drones-and-agriculture-where-are-we-now\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I write a monthly legal column for Progressive Cattleman Magazine, a great publication that you should definitely be subscribing to! \u00a0Last month, my article focused on drone use in American agriculture. \u00a0This is an extremely hot-button issue and a technology that could have great impacts on our \u00a0industry. \u00a0The article outlines current drone law, proposed FAA regulations, and the pros and cons of this technological advancement. 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