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2015-07-03 07:55:08| Agriculture - Topix.net

Archer Daniels Midland plans to use drones to gather data on crop insurance claims as soon as the summer of 2016.a © The company's Crop Risk Services Inc. won clearance to use drones in the United States from the Federal Aviation Administration, which currently bans their commercial use. ADM will begin testing the technology in the U.S. Midwest this year.a © The unmanned aircraft can gather data about crop damage from hail, wind, flooding and drought and automatically upload the information to the company's claims software, said Greg Mills, president of ADM CRS.a © The company is one of a small number of businesses with agriculture connections that have received exemptions to the FAA's ban on commercial use.

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