Corn, Soybean and Wheat
UAV Benefits
- Quickly fly your field, collecting pictures and video throughout the growing season
- Increase efficiency and reduce risks of missing a potential problem
- Map your entire field with stitching software to generate data associated with specific geographic coordinates
- Further investigate areas of concern after stitching an image of your field
- Higher-precision nutrient application through the creation of a field prescription
- Visualize changes in the field you may not otherwise see from the ground
UAV Challenges
Clouds: Broken skies can ruin image quality- Tip: Fly when skies are fully overcast or clear for optimal image quality.
- Tip: Watch for helicopters or crop dusters – the most common aircraft.
- Tip: It takes a little experience. Familiarize yourself with general camera settings and know the goals of each particular flight.
Corn, Soybean and Wheat Examples
Three plant health maps were compared alongside RGB to determine if additional sensors...
Three plant health maps were compared alongside RGB to determine if additional sensors would...
This DJI Agras spray drone is designed for precision variable rate application of liquid...
A non-chemical weed suppression technique using electricity to boil water in plant cells causes...
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A severe storm passed through White County, Ind. in July 2020, causing...
Premature leaf drop triggered the detection of the fungus Cercospora kikuchii which attacks...
Tar spot was discovered at a Purdue irrigation research plot and monitored by Darcy Telenko,...
A Warren County farmer was interested in understanding differences between tillage, other field...
The red streak in the middle of this field near the Ivy Tech Community College site in Lafayette...
A map series was generated during testing of the Quantix fixed-wing UAV in 2019. The fixed-wing...
Flown May 2018 by Mark Carter, Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator, Purdue Extension...
Pattern tile installation occurred on this field during winter 2020-21 with 50-foot lateral spans...
Drones are not only effective at recording plant health, but also at detecting how land features...
Warm and dry falls can result in loss of crops and equipment due to fires. In this case, we look...