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    UAVs in Agriculture: Rules and Regulations

    When operating a drone it is vital that you follow the regulations set out by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). This publication will outline the current rules and regulations that apply to agricultural use and as well as the new regulations set to come into effect on the 1st of November 2020

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    UAVs in Agriculture: Emerging Technologies

    Emerging technologies are continuously offering new ways in which drones can be used for smart farming and precision agriculture. The collection of real-time data offers opportunities for farmers to significantly reduce their costs and increase yields.

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    UAVs in Agriculture: Drone Based Agricultural Services

    Drones are often given a bad reputation for the way they have been misused to breach privacy or shut down airports like Gatwick in 2019. However, the transformative effect they are having on industries around the world must not be ignored. The agricultural sector is one such area where drones are having a larger impact each year, offering smart farming solutions that can improve decision making and farm efficiency and reduce costs.

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    Farm Emergency Plan

    Use this template to prepare valuable information that would help others in the event that you become ill. Keep it somewhere it’s easily found.

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    Personal Resilience (advertorial)

    In the Scottish Farmer published, 28th March 2020, we published the advertorial below to promote our personal resilience campaign and the exercises that can support people who are looking for…

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    Employing People (podcast)

    Employing People in agriculture is becoming an increasingly complex situation. Many farms employ people on a self-employed basis to provide valuable extra resources at busy times – for example relief…

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