The corn and soybean basis across the Eastern Corn Belt have strengthened for three straight months. As a result of the increasing trend, multiple cash bids across the region are now higher than the ...

A drone can only be effective, efficient, and safe if operators properly check and calibrate them for each type of application (corn, pastures, aquatic, and so on). Maintaining accuracy depends on ...

If you plan to use the same product the next day, the best practice is to flush out the system so that the product does not remain overnight in hoses. Remember, the higher pesticide concentration in ...

The United States Congress assigned the federal regulatory oversight of drones to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). With commercial use of spray drones being a recent phenomenon in the United ...

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Attending classroom lectures and field demonstrations are good ways to find the newest information. Keeping current is important because drone technology changes so quickly The drone application ...

THE DOWNSIDES OF SPRAY DRONES Although using drones in agricultural settings can be positive, there are some downsides you should consider While there are many benefits associated with using spray ...

End-of-season maintenance on drones ensures quick startups in the spring. Winterizing drones is straightforward, since most of the time, they will be stored in temperaturecontrolled rooms like heated ...

The historic flight in North Carolina ushered in the dawn of aviation, which has a direct line to the development and deployment of unmanned aerial systems. While some people refer to these systems as ...

There is a high degree of interpretation of what label instructions say when it comes to using drones for spraying pesticides. Currently, specific information about the carrier volumes, application ...

It’s nothing short of amazing to see how the aviation industry has advanced since Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first flights on the sandy beaches of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Winning the ...

Growing up, my family had a sheep flock, and I fell in love with the natural color lambs, which are a dark black color. Then when we got goats (after begging my dad), I was exposed to the whole color ...