Farmers cite higher yields and labor savings for adopting drones

In 2023, farms most often cited increasing yields and saving labor time as reasons for adopting drones.

Percentages include only farms that adopted drones. Farms that did not harvest cropland are excluded from the estimates.
Chart: Mónica Cordero, Investigate MidwestSource: USDA Economic Research Service (ERS), using USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service and USDA ERS 2023 Agricultural Resource Management Survey data.Get the data