"<strong>Lay of the land:</strong> time-draining agricultural tasks such as spraying pesticides could soon be left to UAVs, while surveillance drones are capable of <a href=""http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/09/technology/drones/"">provide crucial information to help boost harvests</a>. This French drone is scanning crops to help farmers optimize water levels and fertilizer use. Or you could always use a heat-sensing drone  to route out pests, <a href=""http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/18/technology/drones-with-an-eye-on-the-public-cleared-to-fly.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&"" target=""_blank"">as one Louisiana hog-hunter has done</a>."
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