Drone Application
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Can agricultural drones play a part in regenerative agriculture?
I recently posted something about drones to a regenerative agriculture social media group and was scolded with “You’re obviously don’t belong here” kind of comment. It gave me pause. Am I mistaken? I know that regenerative agriculture is about the return to natural systems, but it still seems like drones can play a part. It
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The Many Ways Agricultural Drones Improve Crops
Farming has come a long way from the days when farmers had to walk every inch of their fields to check on crops. Scouting is still important, but today it is augmented by technology, which seems to be sneaking into everything. One of the biggest game-changers is the use of drones in precision agriculture. These
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Prescription Maps: Spoon Feeding your Crop
A prescription map (also called a variable‑rate map) controls where and how much a sprayer delivers product onto a crop. Think of it like a recipe for each part of a field: some areas need more, some need less, and some don’t need anything at all. You will still cover the entire field but will
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Spraying 320 Acres: Day-in-the-Life of a Spray Drone Pilot
Assume you’ve just been asked to spray a large field. Great news, right! If you’re planning to spray 320 acres, what are the steps to confirm you can spray the field in a timely way? Below is my own way of thinking through this issue using a 32-gallon spray drone. Read it, steal it, make
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Confirming your Swath
Picture this: You’re in your sprayer laying down fertilizer or chemicals on your fields, thinking you’ve got everything dialed in right. There is no need to confirm your swath, right? But what if you’re actually putting down too much in some spots and not enough in others? What if some of your nozzles are partially
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Becoming an Agricultural Spray Drone Pilot in Kansas
Maybe you have watched a large drone zip across Kansas farmland, spraying crops with impressive precision and even majesty. You may have even wondered how to get into this exciting field. Piloting an agricultural spray drone is a much-sought talent in farming today. In Kansas, our large stretches of corn, wheat, and soybeans, offers plenty
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Fungicide Application by Drone, and Maximizing Canopy Penetration
Fungicide application by drone is rapidly becoming one of the most effective tools for protecting yield in Midwest corn and soybeans. With the right timing, droplet size, and flight strategy, spray drones can deliver exceptional foliar fungicide coverage while avoiding the soil compaction and crop damage caused by ground rigs. The key is understanding how
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Spray Drone vs. Ground Rigs: Drift, Compaction, and Efficiency Compared
After watching the price of crops rise, and fall, and fall, and fall… any farmer will appreciate ideas that may help gain more yield with less hassle. That’s exactly why so many growers across the Midwest are taking a hard look at drone application vs. ground rigs. It’s not about replacing the old with the
