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AgriLife Research In Amarillo Taking To The Skies With Drones

Jul 05, 2017
The maiden voyage of the first unmanned aerial system or drone by Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Amarillo was flown over wheat plots before their harvest in the final week of June. Dr. Brent Auvermann, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center director in Amarillo, said it was the first step into unmanned aerial system, UAS or drone-based, research in the High Plains.