Drones VS Farmers 

Thanks to Laura and Volitant for showing off the Agras T50. Spreading, spraying, mapping, lifting, you covered it all!

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.

Please don’t get a drone - Grant will just steal the batteries for one of his “projects”

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.

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 🎉

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.

My 81 year old father has drones spray his fields in Wisconsin. Perfect for his smaller fields.

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

Happy birthday, Grant! 🥳🎊🎉 I hope you have a wonderful day! You deserve it! 👍🤘👏

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 👍

That is definitely the future and the possible applications are nearly limitless.

Wow, never seen this kind to spray big feelds with a mega drone. This is the new Generation for big Farmers like you.🥰👌🏼💪🏽

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.

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

This video is like in my top 5 of all time! Just spectacular!

that stuff seeps into the food you eat - sounds delish

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

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.

Your little drone watching the big drone ,very cool !

Thank you so much and God bless you all forever Amen

You are participating in What Farming Will Look Like in 20 to 30 Years - great work

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!

My neighbor had 2 of these drones spraying in his field last week. It was neat to watch

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.

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

The best thing about using drones is the pesticide will be applied to leaf underside surface because of the whirlwind from the blades

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. ❤❤

Just wanted to say happy birthday Grant you're a very lucky man to have such a wonderful young lady as Laura🎉

As usual Laura you have the most amazing videos that I am enjoying so much I can't wait to see your post I look forward to it all the time I hope things are going well for you and Grant take care and God bless😂❤

What a interesting video. Thanks for sharing this with us. That thing is awesome

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

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.

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!

a very happy birthday Grant, kindest regards from the UK. guess that's now on Laura's shopping list right at the top!

Happy Birthday Grant. Wishing you and Laura a very Blessed Day today

One of the coolest farm videos I've seen

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!

That was absolutely fantastic to watch. Modern technology is amazing.

This IS the future. Imagine having 3 of these T50's in the field at one time all doing their things.

🎉🎂🦊🧙‍♂️🐺🎂🎉 Great presentation! HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANT!!!! 👍🦊🧙‍♂️🐺🤙

It can get in places airplanes cant. I would think with rotor wash etc, its probably more efficient in product distribution than an airtractor sprayer config. Startup cost would be a bit, but hey, that's life. Love these things!

Tomorrow is the Badger Gas and Steam show in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Hopefully we will see both of you there. I think you would find the antique steam tractors interesting. :)

Thank you once again for showing us the amazing technology advances in farming!

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.

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’m a private pilot and normally advocate for to have manned aircraft involved, but in the case of crop dusting, drones make so much sense. They are more precise, can operate 24 hours/day, are cheaper, can operate in weather (low ceilings), and are quieter. The biggest downside is that DJI is a Chinese company and there is a security risk of China monitoring everything our farmers are doing in their fields.

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.

I flew my first 249gr drone a couple weeks ago. The flight lasted 90 seconds at which time I got it stuck in a tree 60 feet in the air. I had to call a tree service to come rescue it. :)

Happy birthday 🎉🎂 Grant, some folks are saying you would steal the batteries for a project 😂, I doubt that, but it would make a great birthday present 😊. So my question Laura is that the Millennial farmer was the first to talk drone, so when do you think Cole the Cornstar will do his version? 😂 The last videos they did was problems getting parts for both of their sprayers, besides tires on those. I can see drone technology as far less costs maintenance wise and like you said the field is wet you don't want to be out there. With drones it doesn't matter and the radar on those keeps the spray closer to the crops.😊 The added plus if you get one you can contract out to neighbors 😊. It's a winner winner chicken dinner kinda thing.😊

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.

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

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. 😀❤👍

That drone is huge. Spot-spraying makes a ton of sense.

That bad boy could carry so many mortar rounds and grenades.

Amazing machine, solves so many problems. Nice eye lashes Laura!

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.

What an operation! It looks to me like Drones Hand In Hand With Farmers!

Happy Birthday, Grant, hope your day is amazing🎊🥳🎉🎂. We love watching you and Laura’s videos, we have learned so much!

That's awesome !

¡Hola Laura y Grant! ¿Cómo están? Siempre muy impresionado por su capacidad de trabajo y el gran manejo tecnológico en su granja. Me llama mucho la atención su capacidad para manejar la granja con poca labor directa. ¡Muchísimas gracias por compartir sus logros y experiencias!

Cool piece of technology !! Thanks for sharing Laura. Happy birthday, Grant!

Dear Laura and husband, I saw a North American film called (The Magic Of Ordinary Days) and the character plants potatoes and it starts to snow. The question is, do you plant them before it snows so that you can harvest them at the end of spring? ...Sorry, I forgot to mention that I live in southeastern Brazil and we have 2 or 3 annual harvests.

Greetings from North Central Oklahoma! First of all, Happy Birhday Grant! I think the drone would make a great present. Secondly, My Dad passed in 1986 after 36 years of farming. He would be blown away by all the tech that has been developed since then,.

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.

Happy Birthday Grant! 🥳🎂🎁

Happy birthday, Grant. 🎉🎉🎉 God bless you abundantly ❤❤❤

Happy Birthday Grant Hope you have a great day 😀😀🍰🥮🥠

Happy birthday Grant may all your wishes come true

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.

Thx for video of the future of farming

Spraying has come a long way since I helped Dad on the farm . 21st century tech, very cool and exciting.

Laura you look hard working I am so proud of you may God bless you and your farm Gool luck

Happy birthday Grant! That big drone is certainly cool, but probably best handled by a 3rd party due to the start up costs and insurance.

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

WOW!!! So much more than just spraying! Tools and parts could be taken out to a problem almost immediately, from the workshop to the problem area just by communication and GPS co-ordinates.

Just dropped today, so Grant here is a Very Happy Birthday to you, hope you and Laura have a great day, prop those feet up and enjoy your day!

Laura thats light and your on flat ground! Out heear in washington/ oreagon, loggeers carry that with atleast 2 coils of hay wire down a hill dide and up the other to set up a high lead yarder set up! Its grulling work! And yes some out fits use drones and hrlicopters too but mostly manual.labor!

Thanks for sharing farming is change

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!

Laura there are lots of people making good money with drones and thermal imaging,,they find lost pets and farm animals and also retrieve and find hunters deer. Also there has been lost people , hikers , found by drone so they can possibly save lives ,,,great technology

The helicopter always does a good job because it actually pushes the air down and blows it underneath the leaves where is needed

Yep, we should be able to cover our ground in about 90 days with that. So cool!

Back in my crop spraying years, there were fields this would have been handy on. Steep slopes, muddy, hard to get to with a plane, so we had to use ground sprayers. 😊😊😊

I had commented on drones awhile ago that you needed to try it out. Glad you did. It would be a great side job to have 2 drones and a trailer

Happy Birthday Grant!! God bless and keep you close!

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!🎉

Laura and Grant, Incredible, great explanations, I get it. Thanks for Sharing! P.S. Happy Birthday Old Man!

Although that thing is amazing, when it gets some longer battery time will make it better. I can see this as good for a garden.

This is the future in so many tasks. For sure. Anything that doesn't need huge volume or or mass moved. And the mapping and recording functions only. It can be used in so many ways to monitor agriculture, highways, waterways, railroads, electricity lines, mining etc.. I don't the US law. Here in europe the pilot needs to be, in theoretical, visual distance. So they cannot yet send a drone independently to record e.g. 10 miles of faulty electricity line.

i think they also have a hive setting where you can control multiple drones at once and using one remote controller. That way you can have 3 or more drones spraying your fields at the same time

Amazing how this technology is evolving. The uses for drones keeps expanding every day. They're very handy for law enforcement and search and rescue. They've been used to deliver critical supplies like medicine and food to remote areas that are inaccessible. In urban areas they are used to deliver blood plasma and medicine to hospitals and clinics. It will be fun to watch how our ingenious farmers will discover new ways to use this new tool. Thanks Laura and happy birthday Grant!

Happy Birthday Grant, wish you 2 many more happy years together. Thank you for the videos.

Happy birthday, Grant! 🎂🥳 you had to see if it could lift a person too. then it could lift you out and change things on top of the irrigation system, so you didn't have to carry the ladder with you, which is too short🤠

Would be very interesting to hear about comparative costs. Thanks for sharing Laura and Grant.

Happy birthday Grant hope you have a great day mate . that was cool to watch

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”.

This video is very well produced with close up images. Nice!

Amazing technology.

I was surprised the drone could pick up the gearbox. The ability to cover any area accurately is amazing. The only downside is the short battery life, and I'm guessing the cost to buy the drone is prohibitive. Happy birthday to Grant.

Who would have thunk it. Back in the '60s in school, we talked about telephones with pictures. 😵‍💫🇺🇲🚜🇺🇸😵‍💫