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A new course offered to horticulture students at Kent State Salem could not be more appropriately named: “Emerging Technologies.” This class introduces students to new technologies that can potentially revolutionize the ways food is grown and produced, including drones, sensors, GPS and other systems to optimize crop production. And, yes: students get hands-on experience learning how to operate two types of highly-sophisticated drones. Dr. Sheren Farag, director of the horticulture program, pointed out that drones are revolutionizing the green industry by transforming the way horticu...