SOME NEW MEXICO FARMERS AND RANCHERS ARE NOW USING DRONES TO INSPECT THEIR PROPERTY. AND A FARM ADVOCACY GROUP SAYS IT HAS NO PROBLEM WITH NEW FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF DRONES.
DALENE HODNETT WITH THE NEW MEXICO FARM AND LIVESTOCK BUREAU SAYS THIS IS A GROWTH MARKET. HODNETT SAYS FARM OPERATORS CAN USE DRONES TO SURVEY CATTLE DURING CALVING SEASON…AND TO MONITOR FIELDS TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE GETTING ENOUGH WATER. AND HODNETT SAYS THE NEW RULES COULD PROTECT FARMERS AND RANCHERS FROM THOSE WHO MIGHT WANT TO SPY ON THEIR OPERATIONS.
IN MOST CASES, THE NEW REGULATIONS WOULD REQUIRE THAT DRONES BE REGISTERED WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
