Costs of Using Unmanned Aircraft on Crop Farms

Nancy Ireland-Otto, Ignacio A. Ciampitti, Mark T. Blanks, Robert O. Burton and Travis Balthazor

Journal of the ASFMRA, 2016, vol. 2015, 19

Abstract: Excitement is high about the potential uses of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in agriculture. We budgeted the costs of high-yield, non-irrigated corn production on two fields on a “representative” farm located in Northeastern Kansas. One complete pass over each field was completed. The representative farm will use a manned aerial system (MAS) or UAS and visual inspection and soil/tissue tests to determine whether and where a nitrogen deficiency is occurring. Our analysis suggests that UAS is less costly than MAS. The authors expect the costs of UAS and MAS to decrease in the future.

Keywords: Agricultural; and; Food; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.236660

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