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Read article: Using Your Farm Drone to Conduct Field Stand Counts for Corn and Soybeans
Using Your Farm Drone to Conduct Field Stand Counts for Corn and Soybeans
Competition for farmland is fierce. Many other farmers may want to work the same land you do, whether renting or buying. Farming is a highly...
Rectangle-shaped drone photo of farm field shows blurred lines of off white, brown and some smears of medium green.
Read article: Choosing a drone mapping platform for checking farm fields
Choosing a drone mapping platform for checking farm fields
Farmers can map farm fields and check crop conditions with a farm drone. Mapping platforms are highly detailed and can record conditions throughout...
Aerial view of barely emerged plants in farm field. Several trees and a building sit on a strip of land at the edge.
Read article: Preparing to Field Scout with your Farm Drone
Preparing to Field Scout with your Farm Drone
Farm drones can be valuable in helping farmers keep an eye on their crops through the growing season. The farmer can carry out tasks efficiently and...
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Read article: Farm Drones: Getting a bird's eye view to increase yields
Farm Drones: Getting a bird's eye view to increase yields
As a teenager, one of my farm duties was cultivating the weeds out of the corn and soybeans. I preferred to drive our bigger tractor because it was...

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Using your farm drone to conduct field stand counts for corn and soybeans
HAVANA, Ill. - Competition for farmland is fierce. Many other farmers may want to work the same land you do, whether renting or buying. Farming is a highly competitive business. Being efficient in business is essential to successful farm operations. Prioritizing management activities that will...
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Choosing a drone mapping platform for checking farm fields
HAVANA, Ill. - Farmers can map farm fields and check crop conditions with a farm drone. Mapping platforms are highly detailed and can record conditions throughout the growing season, which can be very useful in comparing years of growing conditions of the same field. A farmer can choose either a...
A crop dusting plane flies above a farm field for aerial chemical application
Crop dusting: Exploring aerial application safety by plane or drone
URBANA, Ill. — One of the trademarks of summer is the sight of planes and helicopters making gravity-defying turns as they make passes up and down cornfields. While this evokes awe and amazement, it also elicits curiosity as to what they are doing and why. Additionally, when serious or fatal...
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New land grant research detects dicamba damage from the sky
URBANA, Ill — Drones can now detect subtle soybean canopy damage from dicamba at one ten-thousandth of the herbicide’s label rate — simulating vapor drift — eight days after application. This advancement in remote sensing from the University of Illinois...

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