The FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee is now required to have representation from agriculture, forestry and rural America.

The bill sponsored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters of Michigan, John Thune of South Dakota and Pat Roberts of Kansas requiring that has been signed into law.

Peters says more farmers and small business owners (in Michigan) use drone technology to bolster their daily operations and it’s critical rural representatives have a seat at the table – especially as they deal with unprecedented challenges related to the coronavirus.

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