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Posts tagged “agriculture”
2026-07-17
EU Lifts Aerial Spray Ban — What It Means for Agricultural Drone Operators in 2026
The EU has amended the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive for the first time in 16 years, opening a legal pathway for spray drones — but Italy's stalled implementing decree shows the national level isn't ready yet, and spraying stays a specific-category operation regardless.
- agriculture
- regulation
- eu
2026-07-11
Drones for Agriculture: Crop Scouting, Mapping and the Spraying Catch
NDVI scouting and field mapping fly comfortably inside the Open category, on the same A1/A3 baseline as most commercial drone work. Spraying does not — EU rules place it in the Specific category on its own, plus a separate national layer for plant-protection products.
- commercial
- agriculture
- open-category