Drone
Spraying
Velterra Drone Solutions · Victoria
Drone spraying of fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and fertilisers for vineyards and farms. Priced per hour or per hectare.
Examples of the work
What each job looks like, from the websites of Australian operators who do it. Pick the one you need, see what is involved, then get a price.
Drones
Drone
Seeding & Spreading
Vortex Drones · Northern Rivers and Queensland
Granular products spread from the air on almost any terrain, including granular herbicide for weeds such as giant rat’s tail grass and Parkinsonia, and seed for revegetation and pasture renovation.
Drone
Survey & Mapping
Bidgeegai Agricultural Drones · Batlow – Tumut, NSW
Every job is mapped before spraying, to get the boundaries and obstacles and to find the individual weeds for spot spraying. Shown: blackberries and trees picked out on the map.
Drone
Scouting & Inspection
Spectral Drones · Tasmania
Multispectral imagery to check crop health, soil conditions, disease and nutrient deficiencies before deciding what to do next.
Fixed-wing aircraft
Fixed-wing
Spraying
Skycroppers · Griffith, NSW (Riverina)
Aerial application across the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area for more than 30 years, with booms that let the pilot change droplet size in the air as conditions change.
Fixed-wing
Spreading & seeding
Central Highlands Aerial Services · Emerald, QLD
Fertiliser spread over large areas quickly ahead of a crop, using custom spreaders and GPS for even application.
Helicopters
Helicopter
Spraying
Rotor Solutions Australia · Albury, NSW
Forestry, weed control, pasture and cropping, at 10 to 400 litres of water per hectare. The helicopter lands in any open space instead of ferrying to an airstrip.