Flying on Green: Why Farmers Are Turning to Drones for Cover Crop Seeding

The drones are DJI Agras, whose availability in USA in the future is uncertain, at least for any newer and improved models.

Nice to see the word “broadcast” used in its original meaning!

Of all the things that a farmer could spread on a field with a drone, seeds would not be my first guess. Seeding of many crops is called "drilling" because of the need to actually insert the seed into the soil... something a drone cannot do. This is why you rarely see crop dusting airplanes spreading seeds.

A drone would be perfect for spreading fertalizers and pesticides. 200lb isnt nearly as much as a proper cropduster but running a drone has to be far cheaper than hiring a cropduster. But a chemical-spraying quadcopter isnt exactly the poster child for new tech.

I hoped the word "drone" here meant small, autonomous airplanes, but no. DJI quadcopters. That what you get.