Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Next time you’re in the museum, look up! Our “Agriculture and the Environment” exhibit has a new artifact — a 2016 Agras MG-1 Drone acquired from Northwestern Michigan College through collaboration with Michigan Soybean Committee.
Designed for precision spraying of agricultural chemicals, this drone was used at NMC to train operators after the Federal Aviation Administration began regulating drone use in 2016. Learning to operate uncrewed aerial systems or drones requires formal training, and NMC created one of the first associate degree programs in this field of study. Students learned to maneuver drones to spot-apply small amounts of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides on vineyards, orchards, hay fields and row crops in Michigan.
Next time you’re in the museum, look up! Our “Agriculture and the Environment” exhibit has a new artifact — a 2016 Agras MG-1 Drone acquired from Northwestern Michigan College through collaboration with Michigan Soybean Committee.
Designed for precision spraying of agricultural chemicals, this drone was used at NMC to train operators after the Federal Aviation Administration began regulating drone use in 2016. Learning to operate uncrewed aerial systems or drones requires formal training, and NMC created one of the first associate degree programs in this field of study. Students learned to maneuver drones to spot-apply small amounts of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides on vineyards, orchards, hay fields and row crops in Michigan.
