Useles toys. "Drones" could be good in this role but way bigger with way bigger load. But such machines will be way more expensive and probably traditional planes will be lot cheaper to operate.
well that drone in the video is from China anyway, it's DJI, so call "national security" of USA but in china , drones are literally everywhere. also those unmanned delivery car, they wont' survive one day in america
I loved this segment. As a helicopter pilot I am very familiar with aerial sprayers. I had a helicopter overhaul facility and one of my customers was an ag pilot. He flew Bell 47’s and Bell 206’s. Both very good helicopters for the job. I love these drones because of their flexibility and their accuracy. Truly amazing. Best Regards Al
@ I should have been a little clearer about accuracy. When we were spraying with the helicopters the accuracy wasn’t nearly as accurate as it is today. When we would make a pass the start, finish, and everything between was done mostly by the seat of pants. We had flags that could be dropped with the push of a button on the control stick. They were not terribly accurate because of wind drift and rotor wash. Later in the game came foam markers. We would push a little button and a blob of foam would fall and it was better than the flags. Now of course there are plotters that give an accurate picture of where you are spraying and what has been already sprayed. I haven’t done any of that for more than 30 years. So perhaps now it is similar to the drone for accuracy. I will say though that when a helicopter is laying down a pass it is a thing of beauty. I will never grow tired of watching the product curling behind the helicopter.
Yeah drones are awesome. Faster, more economical, way more practical and WAY MORE safer. You dont risk human lives, which with planes or helis can always be a factor. You can also use multiple drones to speed it up even faster, and they will fly in all conditiones when other things have to be grounded. Best part is this drone costs a mere fraction of what a plane or heli costs. They are also incredibly precise with mapping and radar and they know exactly what part of field they covered. With helis or planes its pretty much eyeballing it, unless theres some fancy equipment to help, which since im not a farmer I woudnt know about.
@ faster than a conventional aircraft? Even my old 1979 AgCat will beat a drone at 108 mph and a 50’ swath. And do you know of any labels that allow the use of drones? You might want to educate yourself some more.
The drone is amazing. Farming and the technical aspects of it today are great. It allows the farmer to be much more efficient and productive than even 10 years ago.
@@LauraFarms 😎🤠 Your not producing Food Grade Corn. So why spray, dear? 🤔🤔🤠 How about referencing to the problem too solution ~ Parts.. 😎🤠 Just saying: I seen large above ground tanks at irritation sprinklers in my {temp} State... 🙃🤔🤔 Ohhh. You got a garden on the edge. 😏🙄👌🤦♂ 😎😎🤔🤔🤔 Oh, that problem. How about I send you a Yellow Wild B.L.M. flower that you have to green house and figure out it pod seeds ~ yellow bettles love the blossom after the ((Sweet Pine Sap/only smell verified))️, so far. ~ More to Cover Crops then you know??..
@@LauraFarms🥰🥰😁 Nice! Glade it's helping. 😇😋 Tail gates usually have (latch insert): tension crosses different about ~ varies but (bungie straps) might help to keep things in place and organized. ~ 🤠💁♂ Hey fork head: 😎just to be safer next ladder trick, cool? ~ 😎😎🙄🤦♂💁♂"Crap"! A pump in the Kitchen!!? Ok, worth Subbing that part out: ((ask dadio to plan for a platform adaptor plan ~ x2??)) 😎🤠🙄I got to go back out to my field 💁♂ 2 more tires by hand to go: oh, and a Eastern Old timer showed up on his dirt bike ~ said that the reason the Mississipi floods ~ Is because they first installed Clay irrigation pipes to sim a water table drainage, dur to valley feilds would flood and not drain for months ~ downside in droughts, obvious? = For sure has to have ((Gate Valves/head lockers)): 2nd plan for dadio to sign off. == 🤡😎😎🥰🥰🥰😏🤭 ua-cam.com/users/shortsuaKVEmkdEX0
Chinese drones are banned in US, only US government can use it, not even the fire service can use it for finding and rescue people, american want a drone then buy expensive and inferior american made ones.
Drone use for this kind of crop care is a modern day no brainer... the cost of the entire set up would pay for its self in no time compared to say a plane or even a crop sprayer/tractor. no more fuel costs running standard equipment ( if you have the right set up you can actually charge the batteries using solar panels in situ) and, as you say in the vid, no more humans in the air, or vehicles in the field damaging land and crops. I am always skeptical about new tech but there are times when it just makes sense. Love your channel, and your content, you are all so blessed to be doing what you do and where you do it.
Farmers in China has been using these DJI drones for a while now, I’m surprised US actually allows for import of these large farm drones. It reduces the workload of farmers by 10x for some fields.
@@choppergirlHow? The operating cost for those drones is very low, since very few parts need maintenance, and it only uses electricity, which is pretty much free with solar panels. It also save chemicals, since it can spray very precise.
The fact that you could fly at night during a break in the weather and not have to wait for things to dry out , this could save sooooo much time. Seems like almost no waste to boot. This would make a perfect birthday present… just saying 🎉
There are some companies doing this for the farmers. You just pay by the size of the field. They have the license and they can bring multiple drones to work in parallel if the field is big.
I'm a 107 Pilot with a Mini 4 Pro, and I absolutely love it... This was pretty exciting; thank you for sharing. Nothing like working in the field and enjoying it. Thanks Again
@@bobwhite9670 Just goes to show what you´ve learned about progression. Naysayers never win this race. Figure not one drone, but 10 of them, able to reload and recharge all autonomously. All you need is to prepare a filling station and drive it out to the field. How´s that not saving time and money, especially when you don´t damage any crops doing it? I agree this exact version isn´t all that, but it still has its uses, and it will certainly be a big part of the future.
A few years ago, I worked at Helena Chemical in PA, a distribution and sales center. Every year a summer party was put on by Helena for the local farmers and it was food, talks and demos. I learned a lot. One company came in with a drone and they set up outside and had a monitor and computer set up on a table. The drone took off, scanned the field next to us (small compared to just one of your cornfields) and flew back and landed automatically. The whole time in the air, it was sending data to the computer and it showed the field plotted out on the monitor. The purpose was to determine what and how much fertilizer was needed for the crop that was growing and it showed the moisture in the field. Amazing. I feel the technology may do more since then. This was maybe 7 year ago. I was impressed. Drones are very cool. I guess you guys have never seen a Sikorsky Sky Crane lift giant HVAC units and set them on the roofs of buildings. It is most amazing. That drone has 2 props at every motor. That is a lot of lift.
Laura and Grant, thankyou. You hit the points very well. No one at risk. Can work 24/7. Once the program is set it wouldn't take much training for a trainee to operate. A team could probably operate 4 or more of them at the same time. My mouth was just like yours when that drone took off. Get one for Grant for his birthday.
It works even better if you can get the GIS and software control from China. Then you only have to top up the formula, hit the "Start Button", sit back and enjoy your cup of coffee, while your little Notebook takes care of things. Sadly, the US Govt has likely blocked the sale of this software ... in your country. oh, btw, the software can control and operate a few hundred drones simultaneously.
You missed an important point: spot spraying weeds and insecticide. No need to spray the whole field allows a massive savings in chemical costs. Happy Grant Day
That is a good point. With the smaller drone photographing the field and modern photogrammetry being able to differentiate the weeds from the crops you could have software that would spit out the coordinates of weed patches and then input them into the sprayer drone to target them. Though I'm not sure if the government would allow that technology to be applied. I remember the young man who proved he could operate a gun from a drone and they shut him down immediately.
@@lynwessel2471 Yes, but that requires the operator to spot the weeds which is much slower and of course much more energy inefficient. Modern photogrammetry can differenciate different plants species. With software it could locate all the the weed patches and their coordinates and then it's just a matter of automatically inputing them to the sprayer drone, no operator vision required. You could even have software calculate the most efficient path to get every weed patch.
@@snappingbear its all done with cameras at speeds up to 12 mph 120 feet wide. John Deere,Case, and Fendt offer it, probably most brands, if not, soon.
Thank you for this video. It is heartening to see that young people such as yourself and your hubby have devoted your life to farming and are accepting modern procedures. As always, you have our backs. -Curt❤❤
@@Bortnm but the key is matching the payload to the battery capacity-- if one goes low, you have to return anyway, so for the best efficiency, they need to match so you can swap the battery and fill the tank at the same time. Like a NASCAR pit stop!
That was one of the most interesting videos I have seen for quite a while, first time for Laura and me. - the rotary blades down draught must also help to spread the spray. A big Happy Birthday to Grant. Love to you both from Mike. ❤❤
I think utilizing drone spraying along with crop dusters would highly increase effectiveness and efficiencies by using the drone for end rows and smaller sections of the field as well as to cover areas by power lines and other obstacles to give pilots some relief in needing to fly so close to hazardous obstacles making it less dangerous
@@joshlindemeier2434 Unmanned aerial vehicles will automatically avoid dangerous areas and plan all the locations that need to be sprayed, so there is no need to worry. They will also use airplanes for spraying? You're behind
FYI DJI allows you to customize the location or areas that’s hazardous and the drone will avoid these locations while scanning the field for plants that require extra attention.
It's great to see your bright smile along with some of that enthusiasm and energy that used to be in almost all of your videos! It's also nice to see some new content again rather than replayed old content. Happy birthday, Grant!
The first Terminator movie was released in October 1984. If this drone first flew in spring 1985, along I-80, spraying your soybean field there would have been a total panic. I am very excited to see this technology developed for agriculture use and to supplement airplane/helicopter sprayers and ground based rigs. Thanks for sharing this event with us.
We have one of these drones. In fact we have a DJI T40 the battery’s are very expensive I think one costed $2500 a piece and we have three of them. I believe that a drone is better than a ground sprayer.
Gosh I remember. .... Years ago we used to (what was known as) shocking the corn in bunches and then running the cobs through a crank shelling the kernelsoff on canvas and filling gunny sacks .... Also pitching Hay with long forks on a hay rack Brutal .....I watch your videos everyday ... Love what you folks are doing and your program
after watching this video it's drones for the win. watching the drone doing the heavy lifting was really awesome but Laura's expression, priceless 😀. This video deserves an award 🏆 Farmer Knowledge of the Year 👍
I took some military night vision goggles to my farmer grandfather way back in 1987. He ran a dairy farm and told me he would like to use those to go get the cows in the morning. He was very impressed. He was born in 1910, WWII Veteran.
Great Laura I am also using but not DGI, we use own assembled drone .......! Incredible results getting in cotton, sugarcane and maize for insecticide and for fouler spray of nutrients fertilizers. Thanks Laura for giving us good information .,,!
I've had a part 107 Small Unmanned Aircraft license from the FAA for about 2 years now. The first time you fly a drone far above where you're standing is the biggest trip in the world. You suddenly realize that you will never see the world the same way, and that drones are going to revolutionize everything.
The next iteration of this is that someone will build a base station and the drone will land itself on that, plug in to recharge it's battery, refill the tank and then go again. Once you've programmed it to do what you want, it will just keep going day and night until the job is done without needing an operator to baby sit it!
Cool thing is that next iteration you speak of is not even hard to do considering they already have a station on the trailer with all the fluids and batteries its just not automated. Only problem will be cost
This technology is here. It's exactly what a Lely cow feeding robot does. When it is empty, it goes back to the feed room to get filed and charges itself while it waits
The hardest bit would probably getting aviation authorities to certify these for use without operator supervision. I see no technical reason why they couldn't do that autonomously.
One of the reasons I like watching these videos is I used to listen to my Grandfather tell me about how he farmed with horses. It is amazing how fast farming technology is changing.
When you mentioned about trying to explain farmers from either 100 or 50 years ago, I was reminded about the old saying like “if God wants us to fly, he would give us wings.” Well, good luck in trying to explain the new drone technology to those ground of people didn’t believe we can “fly”.
they feel incredibly insufficient for now, 10min battery life at best, batteries will die out over time needing constant upgrading, prone to accidents, I don't see this being a cheap alternative.
@@wizardoflolz5626 //"I don't see this being a cheap alternative."// Then you don't understand the cost of building/owning/fueling/flying/insuring/piloting a turbine powered Air Tractor to and from an air base. These drones are literally changing the economics of the field spray business.
If you're an American, you probably don't want that future because roughly 70-80% of the similar drone market is controlled by China, which has thousands of drone companies. Love and peace!
@@wizardoflolz562610min battery life is totally fine, because thats also roughly the same time to refill the chemicals. Those lithium batteries can last at least 500 cycles.
Happy Birthday Grant! I love the drone. Keeping tires off the ground to apply products seems like such a great idea. Reduces compaction and prevents crop damage. Very interesting to see this being applied. I hope drone usage takes off.
@@DavidRobertson-pk4ld Depends on what you´re using to recharge those batteries, though... This tiny thing must be soaking up some juice getting all that weight airborne. Would be fun to know if it will be more or less efficient in the end.
A little side note, Laura, drones get bigger from there. Of the 23 known drones flown by the American military, they range from about the size of a model airplane to larger than a commercial passenger jet. For instance, the MQ-1B Predator drone has a wing span of 55 feet. Another, the MQ-4C Triton has a wing span of 131 feet, and the helicopter shaped MQ-8B and MQ-8C Fire Scout is 31 feet long from front to back.
LOL. Judging by wide-eyed, open-mouthed look that Laura kept showing, she was very thoroughly impressed by the technology. 😀❤👍 And Happy Birthday, Grant. I know you were impressed by the technology, as was I. 😀❤👍
Fun video Laura. I am a drone pilot and I have a sportscard YT channel where I love showing people my home state of Nebraska while showing baseball cards. Keep up the great work and showing this beautiful state.
China invented gunpowder to make beautiful fireworks, and some countries discovered and improved gunpowder to kill people. The United States invented drones to kill people, and China discovered and improved drones for farming.
the DJI delivery drones are better suited to move objects. Even though they are based on the Agras paltform, there are sensors and software in the delivery drones that make t hem better suited for carrying like being able to handle momentum swing of the payload and the drone readjusts itself so that the swing isn't too aggressive.
That would be incredibly useful for surveying a pivot to make sure everything was working correctly and to find a problem before you drove out to it. Happy birthday Grant. It being your birthday I'm thinking that Laura should get you one of those drones of your own.
Hi Laura and Grant, I was driving on I-80 in Nebraska and I'm sure I drove past your Corn fields. I've been a subscriber since day 1, and it was fun knowing you were safe and sound nearby. Beautiful area and makes me happy to be a subscriber.
Love the channel...your content is fresh and interesting...shared this episode with my son who is in plant nutrient business...thanks Laura and birthday boy Grant for sharing!
I’ve been watching your videos for quite some time now and really enjoy all the content. Love how you embrace technology and still respect the old school methods! You and Grant are doing an awesome job helping to power and feed the world! Farmers are salt of the earth. And a very Happy Birthday to you Grant!🎉
Thanks for showing us how drones work. I have never been around this new technology. And I am eager to learn.And would not have the opportunity as easy as you made it. Thanks again. happy B D Grant.
This kind of technology probably have existed for decent number of years for the military, but it's amazing that the cost has come down so much that it can now be used in this type of tasks.
This makes some of those big machines with the long boom arms kind of expendable. No huge expense for the specialized wheels and tires, no diesel fuel to buy, oil and grease, replace fittings, etc. The only thing I would worry about is overspray and the drifting in windy conditions. Happy birthday big guy.
Thank you Laura for that great demonstration. I asked for a drone demonstration and you provided as requested - Thanks for that too. That was very impressive on the lift capability for the hub. Happy Belated Birthday Grant.
holy cow that was awesome when it went over and under that crest and disappeared from camera, it can get down and really follow closely the contours of the land
Laura, great video a real progress from years past as you said. Crops looking good. Also send me some of that sweet corn, delish. Happy Birthday Grant.
Happy birthday Grant!! Looks like you’re getting a new “toy”or tool to assist with your fertilizing needs!! Could also help you if it is a wet start to the planting season!! Very educational!! Thanks for the great video
作为一个一生在都市里生活的人。您的视频让我看到了另外一个世界，一个非常有趣的世界。 谢谢！
看第一眼时：太酷了！
突然回想起Rachel Carson的《寂静的春天》：Oh no....
Thanks to Laura and Volitant for showing off the Agras T50. Spreading, spraying, mapping, lifting, you covered it all!
Why not use Skydio instead this communist Chinese bullshit?
DJIAgriculture, 大疆无人机的官方账号吗？
It’s amazing how simple you have made it.
？？？DJI！
Useles toys. "Drones" could be good in this role but way bigger with way bigger load. But such machines will be way more expensive and probably traditional planes will be lot cheaper to operate.
In my hometown of Xinjiang, we forced drones to spray pesticides on crops and automated harvesters to pick cotton seven years ago.😂
Robots have rights as well
And to have proper pronouns
Think about singing "you gotta move~"👴🏻 to robots
@@FAFOrednickinsell “you can’t! Get back to work or I will charge you with higher voltage!”👴🏻
In China, workers also use drone to ship materials in mountains.
"in china they eat dogs"
well that drone in the video is from China anyway, it's DJI, so call "national security" of USA
but in china , drones are literally everywhere. also those unmanned delivery car, they wont' survive one day in america
Also used it to transport supplies and bodies in the Himalayas.
@@rocksiu Yes, the PLA will return the corpses of Indian troops to Indians
In China they also made the drones with Uyghur slave labor. 😮
I loved this segment. As a helicopter pilot I am very familiar with aerial sprayers. I had a helicopter overhaul facility and one of my customers was an ag pilot. He flew Bell 47’s and Bell 206’s. Both very good helicopters for the job.
I love these drones because of their flexibility and their accuracy. Truly amazing.
Best Regards Al
Those blades look scary
@@electricboatal are you saying ag aviation is not accurate?
@ I should have been a little clearer about accuracy. When we were spraying with the helicopters the accuracy wasn’t nearly as accurate as it is today. When we would make a pass the start, finish, and everything between was done mostly by the seat of pants. We had flags that could be dropped with the push of a button on the control stick. They were not terribly accurate because of wind drift and rotor wash. Later in the game came foam markers. We would push a little button and a blob of foam would fall and it was better than the flags. Now of course there are plotters that give an accurate picture of where you are spraying and what has been already sprayed. I haven’t done any of that for more than 30 years. So perhaps now it is similar to the drone for accuracy.
I will say though that when a helicopter is laying down a pass it is a thing of beauty. I will never grow tired of watching the product curling behind the helicopter.
Yeah drones are awesome. Faster, more economical, way more practical and WAY MORE safer. You dont risk human lives, which with planes or helis can always be a factor. You can also use multiple drones to speed it up even faster, and they will fly in all conditiones when other things have to be grounded. Best part is this drone costs a mere fraction of what a plane or heli costs. They are also incredibly precise with mapping and radar and they know exactly what part of field they covered. With helis or planes its pretty much eyeballing it, unless theres some fancy equipment to help, which since im not a farmer I woudnt know about.
@ faster than a conventional aircraft? Even my old 1979 AgCat will beat a drone at 108 mph and a 50’ swath.
And do you know of any labels that allow the use of drones?
You might want to educate yourself some more.
The drone is amazing. Farming and the technical aspects of it today are great. It allows the farmer to be much more efficient and productive than even 10 years ago.
My 81 year old father has drones spray his fields in Wisconsin. Perfect for his smaller fields.
Do you know what company he uses?
@@seancannon9604 DJI has no competitor
@@loadingxd1823 I thought DJI is banned in the US
@@loadingxd1823 that's why the govt is banning it. *Sad.*
@@loadingxd1823 Ban DJI They are not consistent with America!
This video is like in my top 5 of all time! Just spectacular!
I love to hear that!
@@LauraFarms 😎🤠 Your not producing Food Grade Corn. So why spray, dear?
🤔🤔🤠 How about referencing to the problem too solution ~ Parts..
😎🤠 Just saying: I seen large above ground tanks at irritation sprinklers in my {temp} State...
🙃🤔🤔 Ohhh. You got a garden on the edge. 😏🙄👌🤦♂
😎😎🤔🤔🤔 Oh, that problem. How about I send you a Yellow Wild B.L.M. flower that you have to green house and figure out it pod seeds ~ yellow bettles love the blossom after the ((Sweet Pine Sap/only smell verified))️, so far. ~ More to Cover Crops then you know??..
@@LauraFarms🥰🥰😁 Nice! Glade it's helping. 😇😋 Tail gates usually have (latch insert): tension crosses different about ~ varies but (bungie straps) might help to keep things in place and organized. ~ 🤠💁♂ Hey fork head: 😎just to be safer next ladder trick, cool? ~ 😎😎🙄🤦♂💁♂"Crap"! A pump in the Kitchen!!? Ok, worth Subbing that part out: ((ask dadio to plan for a platform adaptor plan ~ x2??))
😎🤠🙄I got to go back out to my field 💁♂ 2 more tires by hand to go: oh, and a Eastern Old timer showed up on his dirt bike ~ said that the reason the Mississipi floods ~ Is because they first installed Clay irrigation pipes to sim a water table drainage, dur to valley feilds would flood and not drain for months ~ downside in droughts, obvious? = For sure has to have ((Gate Valves/head lockers)): 2nd plan for dadio to sign off. == 🤡😎😎🥰🥰🥰😏🤭 ua-cam.com/users/shortsuaKVEmkdEX0
Wo wow! I am crazy for DJI spraying drone for paddy cropped fields.
Chinese drones are banned in US, only US government can use it, not even the fire service can use it for finding and rescue people, american want a drone then buy expensive and inferior american made ones.
made by the chinese
Drone use for this kind of crop care is a modern day no brainer... the cost of the entire set up would pay for its self in no time compared to say a plane or even a crop sprayer/tractor. no more fuel costs running standard equipment ( if you have the right set up you can actually charge the batteries using solar panels in situ) and, as you say in the vid, no more humans in the air, or vehicles in the field damaging land and crops. I am always skeptical about new tech but there are times when it just makes sense.
Love your channel, and your content, you are all so blessed to be doing what you do and where you do it.
Plus no lives at risk. Crop dusting pilots are significantly more at risk than any other GA pilot.
Farmers in China has been using these DJI drones for a while now, I’m surprised US actually allows for import of these large farm drones. It reduces the workload of farmers by 10x for some fields.
Actually, its a super expensive way to apply chemicals and kind of daft from a financial point of view.
@choppergirl that is an interesting point of view and would genuinely like to hear more on this side of the argument 🤔 👍
@@choppergirlHow? The operating cost for those drones is very low, since very few parts need maintenance, and it only uses electricity, which is pretty much free with solar panels. It also save chemicals, since it can spray very precise.
The fact that you could fly at night during a break in the weather and not have to wait for things to dry out , this could save sooooo much time.
Seems like almost no waste to boot.
This would make a perfect birthday present… just saying 🎉
An $18.000 birthday present. Plus the training to legally fly it, that's another stack of cash.
@@darkiee69 and a license
Those things are used in germany, combines with infrared to spot dears and other animals before they "shave" the field down.
@@jeffreyhalet9632 not to mention temperature inversions.
There are some companies doing this for the farmers. You just pay by the size of the field. They have the license and they can bring multiple drones to work in parallel if the field is big.
I'm a 107 Pilot with a Mini 4 Pro, and I absolutely love it... This was pretty exciting; thank you for sharing.
Nothing like working in the field and enjoying it. Thanks Again
In China, workers also use drone to ship materials in mountains.Perfect for his smaller fields
Spraying has come a long way since I helped Dad on the farm . 21st century tech, very cool and exciting.
Love this tech especially putting something so practical and beneficial to our most valuable farmers😊
My neighbor had 2 of these drones spraying in his field last week. It was neat to watch
That is definitely the future and the possible applications are nearly limitless.
You are hopelessly wrong about that....inefficient slow and can only be used in perfect conditions. Will never replace airplanes or ground rigs.
@@bobwhite9670 Just goes to show what you´ve learned about progression. Naysayers never win this race.
Figure not one drone, but 10 of them, able to reload and recharge all autonomously. All you need is to prepare a filling station and drive it out to the field. How´s that not saving time and money, especially when you don´t damage any crops doing it? I agree this exact version isn´t all that, but it still has its uses, and it will certainly be a big part of the future.
already been used in China for years
China already has many professional drone drivers a few years ago
@@Alan-fw2rz 我就是其中之一，三个月前考的小型无人机驾驶证。
Happy birthday, Grant! 🥳🎊🎉
I hope you have a wonderful day! You deserve it! 👍🤘👏
Very cool video I enjoyed it
上次回家这种无人机给我留下了深刻印象，有人帮助我们村庄的田地免费喷药，我爸说可能是我们村里的当地政府，印象深刻的是它遇到了树枝，自己绕过去了
我回家也遇到过一次，我还以为是农机站为了推销产品和服务才免费的呢
A few years ago, I worked at Helena Chemical in PA, a distribution and sales center. Every year a summer party was put on by Helena for the local farmers and it was food, talks and demos. I learned a lot. One company came in with a drone and they set up outside and had a monitor and computer set up on a table. The drone took off, scanned the field next to us (small compared to just one of your cornfields) and flew back and landed automatically. The whole time in the air, it was sending data to the computer and it showed the field plotted out on the monitor. The purpose was to determine what and how much fertilizer was needed for the crop that was growing and it showed the moisture in the field. Amazing. I feel the technology may do more since then. This was maybe 7 year ago. I was impressed. Drones are very cool. I guess you guys have never seen a Sikorsky Sky Crane lift giant HVAC units and set them on the roofs of buildings. It is most amazing. That drone has 2 props at every motor. That is a lot of lift.
Laura and Grant, thankyou. You hit the points very well. No one at risk. Can work 24/7. Once the program is set it wouldn't take much training for a trainee to operate. A team could probably operate 4 or more of them at the same time. My mouth was just like yours when that drone took off. Get one for Grant for his birthday.
we operate 5 at a time in large 40-60k wheat fields.
It works even better if you can get the GIS and software control from China. Then you only have to top up the formula, hit the "Start Button", sit back and enjoy your cup of coffee, while your little Notebook takes care of things. Sadly, the US Govt has likely blocked the sale of this software ... in your country.
oh, btw, the software can control and operate a few hundred drones simultaneously.
Your little drone watching the big drone ,very cool !
You missed an important point: spot spraying weeds and insecticide. No need to spray the whole field allows a massive savings in chemical costs.
Happy Grant Day
That is a good point. With the smaller drone photographing the field and modern photogrammetry being able to differentiate the weeds from the crops you could have software that would spit out the coordinates of weed patches and then input them into the sprayer drone to target them. Though I'm not sure if the government would allow that technology to be applied. I remember the young man who proved he could operate a gun from a drone and they shut him down immediately.
Love the video, very interesting!
@@snappingbearThe new self propelled ground sprayers with see and spray technology target individual weeds.
@@lynwessel2471 Yes, but that requires the operator to spot the weeds which is much slower and of course much more energy inefficient. Modern photogrammetry can differenciate different plants species. With software it could locate all the the weed patches and their coordinates and then it's just a matter of automatically inputing them to the sprayer drone, no operator vision required. You could even have software calculate the most efficient path to get every weed patch.
@@snappingbear its all done with cameras at speeds up to 12 mph 120 feet wide. John Deere,Case, and Fendt offer it, probably most brands, if not, soon.
Thank you for this video. It is heartening to see that young people such as yourself and your hubby have devoted your life to farming and are accepting modern procedures. As always, you have our backs. -Curt❤❤
You are participating in What Farming Will Look Like in 20 to 30 Years - great work
Its cool to imagine what these drones could do if a break through in battery let them stay in the air 3, 5, 10x longer or carry more weight.
try what farms look like today
@@Bortnm but the key is matching the payload to the battery capacity-- if one goes low, you have to return anyway, so for the best efficiency, they need to match so you can swap the battery and fill the tank at the same time. Like a NASCAR pit stop!
That was one of the most interesting videos I have seen for quite a while, first time for Laura and me. - the rotary blades down draught must also help to spread the spray. A big Happy Birthday to Grant.
Love to you both from Mike. ❤❤
I think utilizing drone spraying along with crop dusters would highly increase effectiveness and efficiencies by using the drone for end rows and smaller sections of the field as well as to cover areas by power lines and other obstacles to give pilots some relief in needing to fly so close to hazardous obstacles making it less dangerous
Drones like that also makes it possible for small farmers, and people in wooded and / or hilly areas to spray their fields by air
@@joshlindemeier2434 Unmanned aerial vehicles will automatically avoid dangerous areas and plan all the locations that need to be sprayed, so there is no need to worry. They will also use airplanes for spraying? You're behind
FYI DJI allows you to customize the location or areas that’s hazardous and the drone will avoid these locations while scanning the field for plants that require extra attention.
It's great to see your bright smile along with some of that enthusiasm and energy that used to be in almost all of your videos! It's also nice to see some new content again rather than replayed old content. Happy birthday, Grant!
Drone looks like a great birthday present, maybe start with the small ones for field survey and start a side gig doing it for your Neighbors!
That was absolutely fantastic to watch. Modern technology is amazing.
Wow, never seen this kind to spray big feelds with a mega drone. This is the new Generation for big Farmers like you.🥰👌🏼💪🏽
很难想象这种无人机在中国农村很常见
Really cool aerial shots! My UAV sits in a box most of the time. They’ve regulated all the fun out of it. Happy birthday Grant!
The first Terminator movie was released in October 1984. If this drone first flew in spring 1985, along I-80, spraying your soybean field there would have been a total panic. I am very excited to see this technology developed for agriculture use and to supplement airplane/helicopter sprayers and ground based rigs. Thanks for sharing this event with us.
too cool Laura your Gramps is smiling at you learning new technology to improve farming and keeping traditions alive. bless you
Cool piece of technology !! Thanks for sharing Laura. Happy birthday, Grant!
Happy Birthday Grant. Wishing you and Laura a very Blessed Day today
You could also sow the seeds using drones, very efficient I'd say
Awesome video, I work for Mid Kansas COOP (MKC) elevator. It's truly amazing. Thank you for sharing.
This is getting unbelievable in the technology times we are in now if this drone went back and refilled itself, that would be really cool
This is incredible!! Absolutely amazing! So many applications for this technology with both liquid and solid capabilities.
We have one of these drones. In fact we have a DJI T40 the battery’s are very expensive I think one costed $2500 a piece and we have three of them. I believe that a drone is better than a ground sprayer.
DJI是有能力做出汽油发电机的机型，混合动力，可以续航两个小时或者更多，这样使用成本也会更低，但出口管制限制，最多半个小时，应该主要是怕改做军事用途。
I was with you Laura, I didn't think the drone would pick it up either, and my jaw dropped when I seen it do it 😳
I absolutely LOVED your reaction to the drone going airborne Laura, you are so cute and smart and amazing!
Gosh I remember. .... Years ago we used to (what was known as) shocking the corn in bunches and then running the cobs through a crank shelling the kernelsoff on canvas and filling gunny sacks .... Also pitching Hay with long forks on a hay rack Brutal .....I watch your videos everyday ... Love what you folks are doing and your program
after watching this video it's drones for the win. watching the drone doing the heavy lifting was really awesome but Laura's expression, priceless 😀. This video deserves an award 🏆 Farmer Knowledge of the Year 👍
I took some military night vision goggles to my farmer grandfather way back in 1987. He ran a dairy farm and told me he would like to use those to go get the cows in the morning. He was very impressed. He was born in 1910, WWII Veteran.
China's pride - DJI drones!
@@user-wq9ue9nl7r 我不觉得在商业层面这是什么了不起的事，在中国，花大概不到十美元就能购买一套小型的无人机配件，diy，当然是属于小学生的玩具级别的，我比较好奇的是，中国这个最大农业国，能够轻松掌握的技术，怎么让科技大国的美国的，工业大国的德国这么难受☹️。
It would also be good for spot watering. Happy birthday big guy! Love all of your videos!! Thanks and God bless.
Smart choice! cost and time effective with advanced technology
Please don’t get a drone - Grant will just steal the batteries for one of his “projects”
Lol
. Happy birthday Grant, 🎂
Perfect comment!
You...@letour2024...win the internet today! That was HILARIOUS!!! Poor Grant...
good job Grant
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Great presentation!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
GRANT!!!!
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I think that drone rig would make a fabulous birthday present for Grant
Great Laura
I am also using but not DGI, we use own assembled drone .......!
Incredible results getting in cotton, sugarcane and maize for insecticide and for fouler spray of nutrients fertilizers. Thanks Laura for giving us good information .,,!
I've had a part 107 Small Unmanned Aircraft license from the FAA for about 2 years now.
The first time you fly a drone far above where you're standing is the biggest trip in the world. You suddenly realize that you will never see the world the same way, and that drones are going to revolutionize everything.
The next iteration of this is that someone will build a base station and the drone will land itself on that, plug in to recharge it's battery, refill the tank and then go again. Once you've programmed it to do what you want, it will just keep going day and night until the job is done without needing an operator to baby sit it!
Cool thing is that next iteration you speak of is not even hard to do considering they already have a station on the trailer with all the fluids and batteries its just not automated. Only problem will be cost
Indeed. At some point need to tell drone not take dog to the ride
This technology is here. It's exactly what a Lely cow feeding robot does. When it is empty, it goes back to the feed room to get filed and charges itself while it waits
The hardest bit would probably getting aviation authorities to certify these for use without operator supervision.
I see no technical reason why they couldn't do that autonomously.
@@stephen_1987 authorities? You must be kidding. At low levels below air traffic there shouldnt be any "authority" except land owner.
One of the reasons I like watching these videos is I used to listen to my Grandfather tell me about how he farmed with horses. It is amazing how fast farming technology is changing.
🎂🎶 Happy Birthday, Grant!!! 🎶🎂 You deserve a drone!!!
When you mentioned about trying to explain farmers from either 100 or 50 years ago, I was reminded about the old saying like “if God wants us to fly, he would give us wings.” Well, good luck in trying to explain the new drone technology to those ground of people didn’t believe we can “fly”.
I will tell them, these drones are exactly the wings.
Thank you once again for showing us the amazing technology advances in farming!
What!? DJI drones spraying crops in US farms? Is it not a national security risk? 😂
Happy Birthday Grant! These drones are amazing! Paint it John Deere green and yellow, and you've got the ultimate package!
This IS the future. Imagine having 3 of these T50's in the field at one time all doing their things.
they feel incredibly insufficient for now, 10min battery life at best, batteries will die out over time needing constant upgrading, prone to accidents, I don't see this being a cheap alternative.
@@wizardoflolz5626 //"I don't see this being a cheap alternative."//
Then you don't understand the cost of building/owning/fueling/flying/insuring/piloting a turbine powered Air Tractor to and from an air base.
These drones are literally changing the economics of the field spray business.
If you're an American, you probably don't want that future because roughly 70-80% of the similar drone market is controlled by China, which has thousands of drone companies. Love and peace!
@@wizardoflolz562610min battery life is totally fine, because thats also roughly the same time to refill the chemicals. Those lithium batteries can last at least 500 cycles.
Amazing machine, solves so many problems. Nice eye lashes Laura!
Super Cool! And yes. A most excellent birthday present indeed!
Happy Birthday Grant!
I love the drone. Keeping tires off the ground to apply products seems like such a great idea. Reduces compaction and prevents crop damage. Very interesting to see this being applied. I hope drone usage takes off.
Less pollution from the tractors is a bonus too, not to mention the wear and tear on them.
@@DavidRobertson-pk4ld Depends on what you´re using to recharge those batteries, though...
This tiny thing must be soaking up some juice getting all that weight airborne. Would be fun to know if it will be more or less efficient in the end.
A little side note, Laura, drones get bigger from there. Of the 23 known drones flown by the American military, they range from about the size of a model airplane to larger than a commercial passenger jet. For instance, the MQ-1B Predator drone has a wing span of 55 feet. Another, the MQ-4C Triton has a wing span of 131 feet, and the helicopter shaped MQ-8B and MQ-8C Fire Scout is 31 feet long from front to back.
@@tetedur377 there are drones which kill there are drones that help growing food. We rather focus on farming than the killing machines.
LOL. Judging by wide-eyed, open-mouthed look that Laura kept showing, she was very thoroughly impressed by the technology. 😀❤👍 And Happy Birthday, Grant. I know you were impressed by the technology, as was I. 😀❤👍
Awesome peek at technology…!
Happy Birthday to you…!
Love you guys…💕
Fun video Laura. I am a drone pilot and I have a sportscard YT channel where I love showing people my home state of Nebraska while showing baseball cards. Keep up the great work and showing this beautiful state.
China invented gunpowder to make beautiful fireworks, and some countries discovered and improved gunpowder to kill people. The United States invented drones to kill people, and China discovered and improved drones for farming.
the DJI delivery drones are better suited to move objects. Even though they are based on the Agras paltform, there are sensors and software in the delivery drones that make t hem better suited for carrying like being able to handle momentum swing of the payload and the drone readjusts itself so that the swing isn't too aggressive.
That bad boy could carry so many mortar rounds and grenades.
Ukraine is the leader in this area...
@@TheLostTarget You mean the drones supplied to Ukraine by the USA.
That would be incredibly useful for surveying a pivot to make sure everything was working correctly and to find a problem before you drove out to it. Happy birthday Grant. It being your birthday I'm thinking that Laura should get you one of those drones of your own.
Yep, we should be able to cover our ground in about 90 days with that. So cool!
These John Deere drones are awesome and proudly Made in USA.
🤣🤣🤣Claiming them as John Deere might get around those incoming 800% tariffs.
What are you talking about? That was a DJI drone made in China.
@@kellymoses8566
sarcasm
DJI = Deere John of India
@@petrushka2 Deere John Innovations
What an incredible young lady. People like this give us hope. Bless you.
Hi Laura and Grant, I was driving on I-80 in Nebraska and I'm sure I drove past your Corn fields. I've been a subscriber since day 1, and it was fun knowing you were safe and sound nearby. Beautiful area and makes me happy to be a subscriber.
Happy Birthday Grant!! Fabulous video you two !!! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks again, Laura and Grant, for the fun and informative video. And happy birthday, Grant!
I didn't think Laura Farms could get any better . . . But here we are! Thanks ; )
Love the channel...your content is fresh and interesting...shared this episode with my son who is in plant nutrient business...thanks Laura and birthday boy Grant for sharing!
I’ve been watching your videos for quite some time now and really enjoy all the content. Love how you embrace technology and still respect the old school methods! You and Grant are doing an awesome job helping to power and feed the world! Farmers are salt of the earth. And a very Happy Birthday to you Grant!🎉
Thanks for showing us how drones work. I have never been around this new technology. And I am eager to learn.And would not have the opportunity as easy as you made it. Thanks again. happy B D Grant.
This kind of technology probably have existed for decent number of years for the military, but it's amazing that the cost has come down so much that it can now be used in this type of tasks.
This makes some of those big machines with the long boom arms kind of expendable. No huge expense for the specialized wheels and tires, no diesel fuel to buy, oil and grease, replace fittings, etc. The only thing I would worry about is overspray and the drifting in windy conditions. Happy birthday big guy.
Happy Birthday Grant and many more great ones to come. Enjoyed this video
a very happy birthday Grant, kindest regards from the UK. guess that's now on Laura's shopping list right at the top!
Just saw this type of drone yesterday in the corn field next to my home in Michigan. Thanks for doing the video. Happy birthday Grant.
Thank you Laura for that great demonstration. I asked for a drone demonstration and you provided as requested - Thanks for that too. That was very impressive on the lift capability for the hub.
Happy Belated Birthday Grant.
holy cow that was awesome when it went over and under that crest and disappeared from camera, it can get down and really follow closely the contours of the land
Laura, great video a real progress from years past as you said. Crops looking good. Also send me some of that sweet corn, delish. Happy Birthday Grant.
Laura always comes up with new interesting things for videos. Happy birthday Grant!
Chinese technology and American agriculture working together! Peace and prosperity for all.
Happy birthday Grant!! Looks like you’re getting a new “toy”or tool to assist with your fertilizing needs!! Could also help you if it is a wet start to the planting season!! Very educational!! Thanks for the great video
Happy birthday grant. Really love the videos Laura
Happy Birthday Grant, can't wait to see you flying your sprayer drone.
That was pretty awesome and I would have never thought that it could lift that gearbox
This video is very well produced with close up images. Nice!
You're very good at vlogging Laura! Excellent!
Very cool to see what the drone can do. Happy Birthday Grant!