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Costs of Using Unmanned Aircraft on Crop Farms

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

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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.

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  • Ireland-Otto, Nancy & Ciampitti, Ignacio A. & Blanks, Mark T. & Burton, Robert O. & Balthazor, Travis, 2016. "Costs of Using Unmanned Aircraft on Crop Farms," Journal of the ASFMRA, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, vol. 2015, pages 1-19.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jasfmr:236660
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.236660
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