Since 2019, the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service has participated in research trials evaluating the use of drones for fungicide applications in grain crops.  Two research projects in wheat and two research projects in corn have been conducted.  Initial research projects have proven that drones are an effective tool to apply fungicides on these crops to control diseases.

In 2022 the scope of the research expanded to begin to evaluate different fungicide chemistries applied to wheat and variable carrier volumes on corn.  The wheat trial identified superior chemistries for the control of foliar and seed diseases. Research on corn is still in progress.

As a result of these preliminary research projects, the University of Kentucky Grain Crops specialists will be purchasing a drone to conduct further research on agriculture experiment stations and on farms across Kentucky.

-efforts still in progress.   To be updated.