Planter setting issue in sunflower field

Flown by Austin Pearson, Agriculture & Natural Resource Educator, Tipton County, Purdue Extension

A first-time sunflower producer wanted aerial imagery of their field. The producer was working with a local company to harvest sunflower oil and was concerned about the skips and bare spots in the field. It was determined that the producer encountered a planter setting issue, which led to poor establishment.

The field was flown using Drone Deploy. Both RGB and plant health images are included below showing seventeen percent of a 2.4-acre field left bare due to the planter setting issue.

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