From the Field
Stories, tips, and news from Nebraska's aerial application experts.
Mosquitoes Live in Your Treeline, Not Your Lawn
Mosquitoes spend the day resting in shaded foliage and the treeline, then come out to bite. Here's the honest read on a drone barrier spray for your Nebraska yard — what the research says it knocks down, where it falls short, and why reaching the upper canopy matters when Culex tarsalis is the West Nile carrier around here.
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Fungicide Timing: Why When You Spray Matters as Much as What You Spray
On Nebraska corn and soybeans, fungicide timing drives the return more than product choice. Here's what the university trials say about the VT/R1 and R3 windows, why waiting for visible disease costs you, and how a drone keeps you on the calendar instead of the weather.
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Grasshoppers in the Borders: When a Drone Beats a Whole-Field Spray
Grasshopper nymphs are hatching in fencerows, ditches, and pasture edges right now. Here's the honest read on treating the border with a drone — the UNL thresholds, the RAAT math, and where the drone earns its keep versus where it doesn't.
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Interseeding Cover Crops Into V4 Corn With a Drone: An Honest Read on the Nebraska Numbers
Early-season cover crop interseeding into Nebraska corn at V4 — what the UNL on-farm research actually shows about yield drag, where the drone fits the window, and when the post-harvest drill is still the better play.
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Tassel-Stage Fungicide by Drone vs. Airplane: A Nebraska Corn Grower's Guide
How drone-applied fungicide at VT/R1 stacks up against aerial application by airplane on Nebraska corn — rate, coverage, timing, and when each wins.
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Cover Crop Seeding: Drone vs. Airplane vs. Drill for Nebraska Corn and Beans
A real comparison of drone cover crop seeding, aerial seeding by airplane, and post-harvest drilling for Nebraska row-crop operations — with the interseeding timing advantage that changes the math.
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What's the Smallest Field Worth Spraying by Drone? A Straight Answer for Nebraska Farmers
The minimum acreage for drone spraying, and why drones make small and odd-shaped jobs economical when ground rigs and airplanes won't.
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Drone Spraying vs. Ground Rig: The Real Cost Per Acre for Nebraska Corn and Soybeans
An honest breakdown of custom drone spraying cost per acre vs ground rig and airplane in Nebraska — including the chemical savings most rate sheets leave out.
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Spring Weeds Don't Stand a Chance: Why Farmers Are Switching to Drone Herbicide Spraying
Learn how drone herbicide spraying cuts input costs by 50%, eliminates field compaction, and tackles spring weeds when ground rigs can't. Precision agriculture drone technology for Nebraska farmers.
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