Technology As the agricultural drone industry takes off, federal regulators struggle to keep up More farms are turning to drones to spray chemicals, but proposed bans and backlog of pilot applications is challenging the growing industry. By Mitchell Lierman, Investigate Midwest / 8 Jan 2025
Labor More farms are turning to automation amid labor shortages Climate change is making farm work more difficult and dangerous. But workers worry technology could lead to further exploitation. By Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist and Melina Walling, Grist / 31 Oct 2024