Description

The popularity of UAVs are growing in precision agriculture and we cover the basics capabilities, economics and rules with Dr. Brian Luck, associate professor and extension specialist with UW-Madison. Dairy Stream host Joanna Guza dives into the topic below with Brian:

• 1:08: How are UAVs being used
• 4:33: Most popular UAV
• 6:31: Scouting crops
• 11:18: Interrupting data     
• 16:20: What is remote sensing and thermal imagery
• 21:40: Challenges with UAVs
• 25:26: When to use UAVs
• 27:12: Economics
• 29:53: Rules of UAVs
• 36:03: Safety of UAVs
• 39:08: Data protection
• 43.40: Future trends of UAVs

Special thanks to The Nature Conservancy of Wisconsin for sponsoring this episode.

About the guest

• Brian Luck is an associate professor and extension specialist in Biological Systems Engineering in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW-Madison. Dr. Luck’s field of interest include machine management, variable rate technology, agricultural “big data” management and remote sensing.  

This podcast is co-produced by the Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, sister organizations that fight for effective dairy policy in Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.  Become a sponsor, share an idea or feedback by emailing podcast@dairyforward.com.