agriculture · small · US Plains
Row-crop farm adopts drone scouting
Manual scouting missed early disease pressure.
Implementation cost
$31,000
Annual savings
$78,000
ROI
152% first year
Payback
4.8 months
Hours saved / yr
900
Timeline
6 weeks
Success rating
4/5
Forecast accuracy
+11%
Verified result
Predicted $70,000 a year. Actual $78,000 measured over 12 months. Yield protection exceeded model.
Lessons learned
- • Fly a fixed cadence or the data is useless
- • Agronomist interpretation is still required
Solution deployed
AgriFly Spray Drone — Autonomous spray drone for orchards, vineyards and broadacre spot spraying.
Vendor: AgriFly · 4.3/5 from 31 reviews · Within 2 business days · success rate 80%
Known limitations: Regulated spray operations require licensing
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