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Claim £70 per hectare when using drones with SFI

Claim up to £70 per hectare for nutrient management and/or weed management using Skippy Scout and the SFI. Claim up to £70 per ha via SFI Save up to £100 per ha on inputs A lot less field walking…

Herbicide targeting Black Grass with drones

Agrii Agronomist Andy Nash has been utilising Skippy Scout’s “Scout Sphere” feature to target Clethodim and Propyzamide applications in areas of establishing WOSR containing black grass, protecting…

Use Skippy Scout on your cover crops this Winter

Cover crops are an essential part of crop rotations and winter cropping. They ensure soil and stubble is not left bare and at risk of erosion and weathering. Cover crops have many environmental…

Tracking the early growth stages of Winter Barley using Skippy Scout

Over the autumn months winter barley has been drilled back into the ground ready to begin its early growth stages. Leaf emergence and tillering (GS1-GS2) are two of the most important processes when…

Nitrogen saving using Skippy Scout – Cereals Case Study

Agrii agronomist, Andrew Lowe, has been using Skippy Scout’s Green Area Index to recommend Nitrogen rates for Cereals, saving over £43/ha* Cereals-case-Study-7-1 Download

Nitrogen saving using Skippy Scout – OSR Case Study

Agrii agronomist, Andrew Lowe, has been using Skippy Scout’s Green Area Index to recommend Nitrogen rates for OSR, saving £60/ha* OSR-Case-Study-1 Download

Drones and Agriculture ’23: Revolutionising Agriculture through Advanced Drone Technology

Drone Ag, a leading AgriTech company, recently hosted the highly anticipated event, “Drones and Agriculture ’23,” at their headquarters in Northumberland. The event served as a pivotal platform for…

Track the early stages of OSR development with Skippy Scout

In the last two months Oilseed rape has been sewn back in the ground, growing now for harvest next summer. The early growth stages (GS0 – GS2) of OSR are critical with crops being vulnerable in a…

Skippy Scout can help influence management decisions in oilseed rape on the lead up to harvest

We have been covering Oilseed Rape for a number of months now and in the UK we are finally reaching growth stages 8 (Pod and seed ripening) & 9 (Plant senescence) where Skippy Scout can help…

Skippy Scout – Your tool for analysing post flowering ratios

With high oil content and usefulness as a break crop in rotations, OSR (Canola) is a very popular crop here in the United Kingdom. During this period in the summer, seed pods are rapidly developing,…

New user interface on the Skippy Scout iOS app

We’re pleased to announce the release of a new user interface on the Skippy Scout iOS app. Based on consistent feedback and in-house testing, this release has been specifically built to streamline…

Drone Ag and Agrii Announce Strategic Investment

Providing the information you need to increase your OSR yields

Oilseed Rape – GS6 Flowering

Oilseed rape is a valuable crop grown primarily for its oil-rich seeds, which are used to produce high-quality oil. Oilseed rape is also commonly used as an excellent break crop in cropping…

Spring Weed Control In Cereals Using Skippy Scout

Growers’ thoughts are starting to turn to their spring herbicide programmes, and how to achieve the most effective control over spring weeds. Application programmes should be well thought out this…

Nitrogen distribution is crucial for OSR

OSR crops are ahead again for the second year running and it is important to keep the momentum going whilst applying the correct amount of nitrogen. For crops which are behind, higher rates of…

Automated Drone Scouting Now on Android

Skippy Scout is now available on Android With a new, revamped user interface. Get it on Google Play

Drone Ag Completes £795,000 Round

Automation, AI and Ag 4.0 – Our 5 year vision

Best drone for Agriculture:

Introduction: When it comes to agricultural drone use there are three main categories that should be considered; Scouting, Mapping and Spraying. Even with just agriculture in mind, the possibilities…

How To Scout A Field With Skippy

Welcome to Skippy Scout Skippy Scout provides a complete crop scouting solution, from initial field overview via satellite data or your own imported maps, through to fast, automated drone flight and…

Automated Field Reporting is Here

Welcome to Skippy V2.5 Skippy Scout now provides a complete crop scouting solution, from initial field overview via satellite data or your own imported maps, through to fast, automated drone flight…

Peter Nickols: Investing in Skippy Scout

Low till system uses drone to crop walk Read the article in Arable Farming Page 36/37 Peter Nickols farms in partnership with his cousin and nephew at Willow Farm in Lincolnshire. D E Nickols and…

Spot Phoma early to protect WOSR

Spot Phoma early to protect WOSR The latest drone technology could give growers the edge against a major disease that causes £100m of winter oil seed rape losses each year. Skippy Scout is a phone…

Graham Potter Monitors His Crops with Drones

Graham Potter farms at Topcliffe Grange near Thirsk Read the article in Farmers Guardian The use of drones has become second nature to Graham Potter who farms at Topcliffe Grange near Thirsk. Once…

Chris Bealby Integrates Drone use into his Farm

Chris Bealby has started using drones at North Lodge Farm near Grantham A Lincolnshire arable farmer is using drones and pioneering software to walk his crops. Chris Bealby of North Lodge Farm, near…

Spacesense Partnership

New app combines drone and satellite data A partnership between two emerging agricultural technology companies is bringing together drone and satellite data in a crop scouting app. Skippy Scout, an…

Monitoring Mountfair Wheat Trials 2020

Use drones to spot rust early

Scouting for Rust with Skippy Scout Skippy Scout is able to help you to pinpoint diseases such as yellow rust and Septoria tritici earlier using drone imagery. Spotting the signs of common diseases…

Automated drone scouting with any map

FieldMap Imports are Here! FieldMaps means you can now import any map. Skippy Scout is the first mobile app to automate drones using maps from almost any source. This means you can now use digital…

Drone eye view without eye watering costs

Drone’s eye view without eye watering costs Hundreds of excited farmers and agronomists who have been on a waiting list will soon be the first to use a new crop monitoring app. Skippy Scout, the…

LAMMA future innovation award

Crop scouting app wins LAMMA future innovation award A new mobile phone app that uses images taken by drones to help farmers walk crops faster has been awarded gold in the LAMMA Innovation Awards.…

New drone technology revolutionises crop walking

New drone technology revolutionises crop walking New easy to use drone technology that will help farmers to walk crops more efficiently will be available from creators Drone Ag in March 2020. Skippy…