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Asparagus, the food of emperors, reigns supreme

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Nothing sings spring more than asparagus.

Kent Shannon, right, shows agronomy specialist Dhruba Dhakal how to use a drone to take aerial images of a soybean field in the Missouri Strip Trial Program.Photo by Linda Geist

Improved drone technology gives farmers edge in scouting fields

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Drones are higher in quality and lower in price than they were just a few years ago when farmers began using them, says University of Missouri Extension natural resources engineer Kent Shannon.