Left unprotected
Disease climbs the canopy. Leaves die early. Bushels slip away.
No wheel tracks. No compaction. No waiting on dry ground.
Price your field in ten seconds.
Typical industry ranges, not promises. Sources & honest trade-offs β
Some farmers want it done. Some want to fly it. Both work here.
We map it, we fly it. You stay on the combine.
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No sales calls. No site-visit fees. No guesswork.
Acres, crop, product. Real per-acre number in seconds.
One call, one business day. Timing and field access locked.
Sub-inch precision. Most jobs flown within 24 hours.
Three questions. No email. Volume discounts applied automatically.
A loaded sprayer weighs 15β20 tons and drives through your crop. We fly over it.
Sources: Kansas Ag Drone Services Β· Drone Spray Pro Β· Iowa State / Wisconsin wheel-track trials. Varies by field and equipment.
Disease shows up. A fungicide pass at the right stage defends bushels you'd otherwise leave in the field.
Disease climbs the canopy. Leaves die early. Bushels slip away.
Leaves stay green. The plant keeps filling grain. You keep the bushels.
Published trial averages, not a guarantee. Fungicide only pays when a pathogen is there β scout first.
Yield response: Missouri Extension strip trials Β· Iowa State on-farm trials Β· Penn State Extension. Real, but highly variable.
Not a weekend hobby. Here's the whole gauntlet.
The base licence for any paid flying.
β $175 Β· a few weeksOver 55 lb means paper Part 47 registration.
Low fee Β· daysβweeksClass 3 medical for ag aircraft operations.
$70β$170 Β· valid 2β5 yrsThe long pole β a safety-case petition to the FAA.
WeeksβmonthsForm 8710-3 plus your exemption number.
The core ag certificateCORE + aerial category. Ours is in progress.
Whole path: 3β6 monthsWant it step by step? The Learning Center has all of it, free. Rather skip it? Get a quote β or shop drones β.
Sources: FAA Part 137 Β· Pilot Institute Β· Ohio Dept. of Agriculture. Confirm before you file.
Every number on this page is sourced β see them all, plus the honest downsides β
Per acre, adjusted for crop and product, with volume discounts built in. Use the quote tool above β final price confirmed after a field review.
Fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, foliar feed, and cover-crop seed. Tell us the job in the quote form.
For most jobs, yes β when it's calibrated to the label. Drones win on precision, wet fields, and zero wheel tracks. Ground rigs and planes still win on raw acres per day. Both sides, honestly β
Up to ~40 in ideal conditions. Plan on 150β350 acres in a real day once refills and battery swaps are counted.
Usually you supply it, or it's a pass-through. Our per-acre price covers the application.
Ohio-area farms, roughly within 150 miles. Not sure you're in range? Send a quote and we'll tell you.
Partly, and we'll be straight about it. We hold a commercial FAA Part 107 licence. We do not yet hold a pesticide applicator licence β the Ohio applicator licence (Category 1 Aerial) and FAA Part 137 are in progress. Request a quote now; we fly the moment we're cleared.