Drones have helped change the way farmers maintain their fields in recent years, but now several lawmakers are considering a ban on consumer and commercial drones made in China.
Ag drone groups tell aginfo.net the move could have devastating consequences.
‘As it’s looking right now, the government would prevent those farmers and those folks that have invested a lot of money in this technology and are doing really great things with it. You know, we’ve sprayed over 4,000,000 acres in this country alone just in 2023 across 41 states, and these are a lot of really great jobs in all parts of this country. To take all of that away effectively is what would happen with this ban,” said Bryan Sanders with the American Spray Drone Coalition.
Analysts with Reports and Data show that by 2028, the global ag drone market will be worth more than $14.5 billion.
