In this episode of The DroneOn Show, Mike sits down with Jesse Bailey of South Alabama Drone Services at a drone convention. A multi-generational farmer sidelined by a back injury, Jesse turned to drones, spraying 9,000 acres in year one and scaling to 30,000 with two pilots. From fine-tuning 32-foot swaths for peanuts to nailing 500-acre herbicide jobs within a tenth of a pound, he shares hard-earned tips on avoiding striping and handling chemicals safely as a cancer survivor. A must for ag drone hustlers!

• (00:00:00) - Drone On The Air
• (00:00:26) - Reveal: Fake Agri-Spray Drone Sales
• (00:03:25) - Peanut Farmers Fly Their Own Drone
• (00:05:45) - How to Pass the Drone Registration Test
• (00:07:47) - How to start a drone business in the Rocky Mountains
• (00:11:02) - How To Apply Fertilizer on a Cornfield
• (00:13:33) - Farmers: How To Apply Fungicide accurately
• (00:17:41) - Farmers talk about mildew
• (00:21:34) - Drones vs Ground Rig:
• (00:25:28) - More Gallons an Acre
• (00:28:46) - Do You Need A High Pressure Spray Atomizer?
• (00:30:42) - How to spray herbicides from a trailer
• (00:34:17) - Auto-route boundary
• (00:37:29) - Chemical Labeling: Do You Need It?
• (00:38:58) - Chemical Prices per Acre
• (00:42:29) - Chemical Guys: Glyphosate turns into jello
• (00:45:12) - Farmers: How To Do Herbicide Coverage
• (00:48:58) - How to Get 2,000 Acres Done in 2 Days
• (00:51:36) - Are You Ready to Pick Up Drone Acres?
• (00:52:48) - Farmers Fly Their Own Drones
• (00:56:39) - Forestry Applicators: Would Love to Learn the Drone
• (01:00:08) - DJI drones: Should You Need FpV?
• (01:03:07) - Drones on the Road
• (01:05:57) - No Geo-Fencing on Drones
• (01:10:52) - How To Weed With Rye Grass
• (01:13:18) - Drones spray with glyphosate