In this episode of The DroneOn Show, Mike sits down with Jesse Bailey of South Alabama Drone Services at a drone convention. A multi-generational farmer sidelined by a back injury, Jesse turned to drones, spraying 9,000 acres in year one and scaling to 30,000 with two pilots. From fine-tuning 32-foot swaths for peanuts to nailing 500-acre herbicide jobs within a tenth of a pound, he shares hard-earned tips on avoiding striping and handling chemicals safely as a cancer survivor. A must for ag drone hustlers!
Chapters
- (00:00:00) - Drone On The Air
- (00:00:26) - Reveal: Fake Agri-Spray Drone Sales
- (00:03:25) - Peanut Farmers Fly Their Own Drone
- (00:05:45) - How to Pass the Drone Registration Test
- (00:07:47) - How to start a drone business in the Rocky Mountains
- (00:11:02) - How To Apply Fertilizer on a Cornfield
- (00:13:33) - Farmers: How To Apply Fungicide accurately
- (00:17:41) - Farmers talk about mildew
- (00:21:34) - Drones vs Ground Rig:
- (00:25:28) - More Gallons an Acre
- (00:28:46) - Do You Need A High Pressure Spray Atomizer?
- (00:30:42) - How to spray herbicides from a trailer
- (00:34:17) - Auto-route boundary
- (00:37:29) - Chemical Labeling: Do You Need It?
- (00:38:58) - Chemical Prices per Acre
- (00:42:29) - Chemical Guys: Glyphosate turns into jello
- (00:45:12) - Farmers: How To Do Herbicide Coverage
- (00:48:58) - How to Get 2,000 Acres Done in 2 Days
- (00:51:36) - Are You Ready to Pick Up Drone Acres?
- (00:52:48) - Farmers Fly Their Own Drones
- (00:56:39) - Forestry Applicators: Would Love to Learn the Drone
- (01:00:08) - DJI drones: Should You Need FpV?
- (01:03:07) - Drones on the Road
- (01:05:57) - No Geo-Fencing on Drones
- (01:10:52) - How To Weed With Rye Grass
- (01:13:18) - Drones spray with glyphosate
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