Ag drone boom brings increased oversight and potentially costly fines

The CEO of drone manufacturer Hylio warns an evolving regulatory landscape could prove costly for ag applicators. Arthur Erickson tells Brownfield an agricultural drone company in the Pacific Northwest is facing a nearly $290,000 fine from the Federal Aviation Administration for alleged violations including fertilizer applications by drone without the required agricultural aircraft operator certificate. […]

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