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Crop-Specific Drone Application

Drone Application for Canola

Precision drone application for Alberta canola — spreading & foliar today, spray-ready for approval

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Drone application is a near-perfect fit for canola. Today we fly granular and foliar passes and NDVI disease scouting on wet, low-trafficable ground that ground rigs can't reach. When aerial pesticide application is approved, the same platform is ready for the narrow sclerotinia window (20–30% flower) where drone downwash improves canopy penetration over fixed-wing aerial.

Why drones for canola

  • NDVI scouting surfaces sclerotinia infection courts before they're visible on the stem
  • Granular and foliar passes go on at the exact stage with no wheel-track damage
  • Coaxial downwash and tight RTK guidance eliminate skip-and-overlap waste on irregular fields
  • Spray-ready: when the 20–30% flower fungicide window is approved for drones, you're first in line

Canola season calendar (spray-ready)

Pre-seed (mid-April to early May)
Burndown (spray-ready, pending approval)
Drones excel on wet, low-trafficable spring ground.
In-crop (early–mid June)
In-crop herbicide (spray-ready, pending approval)
Tight RTK passes prevent dose drift on irregular fields.
20–30% flower (early July)
Sclerotinia fungicide (spray-ready, pending approval)
Highest-value window — narrow timing, often wet ground. NDVI map sets the priority zones today.
Late vegetative / flower
Foliar boron + N + S blend (available today)
Drones get the foliar on at exact stage without compaction.

Which DJI Agras model for your canola acres

1,500+ ac canola
DJI Agras T100
100 L tank + 80+ ac/hr throughput finishes a spreading or foliar block in one wind window.
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500 – 1,500 ac canola
DJI Agras T50
Sweet-spot platform — 50+ ac/hr at 40 L tank covers most family-farm canola.
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Under 500 ac canola
DJI Agras T25
Smaller acres + specialty fields — single-operator workflow, lowest entry cost after OFCAF.
View T25

Canola drone spraying — FAQ

Can a drone spray fungicide or herbicide on this crop in Canada yet?

For some products, yes. As of June 2026, Health Canada's PMRA issued an interim Letter of No Objection that permits drone application of pesticides already registered for conventional aerial application, under those same label directions — it is not blanket approval, and the full PRO2026-01 rule is still pending. Today UAV AG flies granular fertilizer, seed, cover-crop, and foliar-nutrient passes plus NDVI monitoring, and our DJI Agras platform is spray-ready for products that qualify under the interim pathway.

What can a drone do for canola today?

Granular fertilizer and seed/cover-crop spreading, foliar nutrient passes (boron, N, S) on wet or lodged ground, and multispectral NDVI disease scouting that flags sclerotinia, blackleg, and aster yellows two to three weeks before they're visible.

How does NDVI help with the sclerotinia call?

A 20% flower NDVI pass surfaces sclerotinia infection courts before stem lesions appear, so you know exactly which zones are at risk — and you're ready to act the moment drone fungicide application is approved.

How many acres of canola per drone battery?

On the DJI Agras T100: roughly 12–18 acres per DB2160 battery at typical spread rates. On the T50: roughly 8–12 acres per DB1560. UAV AG runs a 4-battery rotation with a 65 W charger for sustained throughput.

Running the math? Drone vs ground sprayer cost per acre on Alberta farms — honest custom-rate vs ownership math with compaction and missed-window costs included.

Ready to drone-spray your canola?

Book a spray pass with UAV AG or run the ROI calculator to see whether buying your own DJI Agras drone pays back.

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