About ADI

For the agricultural drone industry to grow in America, it is critical to ensure that everyone in the industry has the information they need to make the right decisions.

Congress is committed to getting foreign drones out of American airspace. ADI is working with policy makers to ensure that American farmers and ag-drone operators are not disproportionately harmed by these policies and that they have a robust transition path to an all-American airspace for drones.

For the American drone industry to succeed, competition is needed. But there can be no competition without investment, and investors are already concerned about how hard it is to make an ag-drone cost-effectively from scratch.

ADI works with policy-makers and research universities to drive the research that will provide a solid foundation for more stable and reliable ag-drones. This will allow private capital to focus on the innovation and optimization America does so well.

ADI strongly believes in the importance of a safe and well-regulated airspace. However, a critical part of effective regulation is compliance. Currently, the FAA’s regulatory scheme for agricultural drones is so convoluted, less than 30% of the industry is fully compliant with the FAA.

ADI is committed to working with the FAA to improve these regulations to ensure America’s agricultural airspace is safely, but pragmatically, regulated.