Apply product when and where you need it at the optimum rate
From a rescue fungicide application to cover crop seeding, sprayer and spreader drones are earning their place on farms. They can provide a cheaper, faster and more flexible method for in-field applications.
“When it comes to doing things on your own on the farm, aerial application is the last frontier,” says Taylor Moreland, owner of Agri Spray Drones. “Sprayer drones let you do your own aerial application when, where and how you want it done.”
Instead of using a sprayer with 120' booms or hiring a crop duster to treat a 25-acre field, you can send in a drone with a 9' wingspan and 29' swath, carrying 8 gal. of product. In less than an hour, you could spray the entire field at the optimum application rate.
“Sprayer drones won’t replace ground rigs,” Moreland says. “But where they are a great fit is for low-volume, variable-rate or spot applications in small fields or fields with topographic changes. Drones are similar to crop dusters, but they can fly lower, slower and more precise.”
Continue reading: https://www.agweb.com/news/business/technology/when-and-where-applications-rise-sprayer-drone
From a rescue fungicide application to cover crop seeding, sprayer and spreader drones are earning their place on farms. They can provide a cheaper, faster and more flexible method for in-field applications.
“When it comes to doing things on your own on the farm, aerial application is the last frontier,” says Taylor Moreland, owner of Agri Spray Drones. “Sprayer drones let you do your own aerial application when, where and how you want it done.”
Instead of using a sprayer with 120' booms or hiring a crop duster to treat a 25-acre field, you can send in a drone with a 9' wingspan and 29' swath, carrying 8 gal. of product. In less than an hour, you could spray the entire field at the optimum application rate.
“Sprayer drones won’t replace ground rigs,” Moreland says. “But where they are a great fit is for low-volume, variable-rate or spot applications in small fields or fields with topographic changes. Drones are similar to crop dusters, but they can fly lower, slower and more precise.”
Continue reading: https://www.agweb.com/news/business/technology/when-and-where-applications-rise-sprayer-drone
