Category: ARTICLES
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Tender Trailer Setup
As Eagle Eye Agriculture continues to grow and progress the tender trailer setup it requires will grow and progress as well. As you can imagine the requirements to keep up with a T10 drone are much smaller than a T40 drone. This new tender trailer setup will have increased capacity to help keep up the…
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Timing of Fungicide Applications
There are many debates regarding the economic benefits of using fungicides for row crops. Some argue that multiple passes are needed to get the best coverage. Others state that a complex mix of products will give you the best result. Timing of fungicide applications is the most important. Beck’s PFR Studies Studies have shown that the…
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Sentera FieldAgent
All it takes is a brief google search to discover there are a lot of ag drone software options out there. Pix4D, Drone Deploy, and Sentera FieldAgent just to name a few. It can be very daunting to decide which one will work best for you. When I was in the process of deciding which…
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Drones and Variable Rate Technology
Drone and variable rate application are two new technologies in agriculture. When paired together have the ability to save farmers both time and money. Variable rate technology is a part of precision agriculture. According to the USDA it is becoming very popular all across the country. Precision agriculture is technological advancements that give farmers more…
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Spray Drone Generator Setup
One of the big questions surrounding spray drones and their adoption is the idea that you would need 75 batteries to be able to spray an average field. Your spray drone generator setup is very crucial in the drone’s ability to cover multiple acres without having to stop and wait for batteries to be done…
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Obtaining Part 137 Exemption for Spray Drone Operations
Obtaining part 137 exemption can be a very stressful and daunting process. It can become hard to justify the expense of paying someone to fill out and submit the needed paperwork. I was in the same spot as all of you trying to get your operation off of the ground. With hard work and savvy…
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Using Drones, and Winter Rye to Reduce Nitrate Losses
Winter Rye The use of cover crops has been expanding over the past couple of years, especially with the adoption of no-till practices. Cover crops have benefits ranging from soil retention to increasing soil organic matter. Another benefit of cover crops, referring to winter rye, is the ability to hold onto nutrients. This makes them…
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Licenses and Certifications Needed to Operate a Spray Drone
With agricultural drones starting to pick up in popularity all across the country there are a lot of questions arising. It can be confusing when you start this process but this article will give you a roadmap of what needs to be completed to get licenses and certifications for spray drones. Part 107 License When…
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How Drones are Used in Agriculture
Drones are soon becoming the Swiss-army knife of technologically advanced agricultural tools. Drones serve many different purposes when used on the farm. Mostly, they are used to replace manual labor-intensive jobs that can become costly and inefficient. This includes tasks such as crop scouting, field mapping, spraying, and spreading. Crop scouting and field mapping rely…