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General Considerations and Requirements for Drone Spraying

General Considerations and Requirements for Drone Spraying

AEN-171: General Considerations and Requirements for Drone Spraying

Authored by: Gabriel Abdulai Joshua Jackson Karla Ladino

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Abstract

The purchase of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) sprayer, also known as a drone sprayer, must be evaluated carefully. For farmers and sprayer service providers who are thinking about purchasing drone sprayers for their operations, this publication will summarize the potential uses, background information, certificates and licenses required, equipment needed, utilities used, software implemented, insurance needed, maintenance and repairs executed, cost metric utilized, time allocated, and application effectiveness considerations.

Core Details

Publication ID

AEN-171

Status

New

Publication Date

Nov. 29, 2022

Series

Multi-Part Series

N/A


Categorical Details

Language

English

Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Contact Information

Tawana Brown
Associate Director, Educational Publications

361 Blazer Dining 343 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Lexington, KY 40526-0012

+1 (859) 257-7566

tawana.brown@uky.edu