Your Cart

Your cart is empty

Add products from the Agriculture Drones page

Crop-Specific Drone Application

Drone Application for Peas

Precision drone application for Alberta field peas — no crop damage today, spray-ready for approval

Book an ApplicationRun the ROI Calculator

Field peas are a textbook drone-application crop. Foliar passes and NDVI scouting both happen on lodged or near-lodged crop — exactly when ground rigs cause the most damage — so a drone avoids wheel-rut yield loss entirely. When aerial pesticide application is approved, the same platform is spray-ready for mycosphaerella fungicide and pre-harvest desiccation.

Why drones for peas

  • No wheel-tracking damage on lodged or vining peas — biggest single ROI driver
  • Foliar and granular passes fly when ground rigs can't roll
  • NDVI scouting maps mycosphaerella pressure at full canopy before it's visible
  • Spray-ready: desiccation and mycosphaerella windows are the highest-value drone uses once approved

Peas season calendar (spray-ready)

Pre-seed (mid-April to early May)
Burndown (spray-ready, pending approval)
Drones run on wet ground without compaction.
In-crop (early June)
Post-emerge herbicide (spray-ready, pending approval)
Best penetration before canopy closes.
Mid-flower (late June – early July)
Mycosphaerella fungicide (spray-ready, pending approval)
Drone downwash penetrates a closed canopy. NDVI prioritizes the acres today.
Pre-harvest (~30% seed moisture)
Desiccant (spray-ready, pending approval)
Highest-value window on peas — no rutting on lodged crop.

Which DJI Agras model for your peas acres

1,500+ ac peas
DJI Agras T100
Big-acre spreading/foliar blocks finish in fewer wind windows.
View T100
500 – 1,500 ac peas
DJI Agras T50
Most efficient platform for the bulk of Alberta pea farms.
View T50
Under 500 ac peas
DJI Agras T25
Smaller pea fields, mixed operations, and start-up pulse growers.
View T25

Peas 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 peas today?

Foliar nutrient passes and granular/cover-crop spreading with no wheel-track damage on lodged or vining peas, plus multispectral NDVI scouting that maps mycosphaerella and stand uniformity.

Why are peas such a strong fit for drone application?

The biggest-ROI passes (mycosphaerella fungicide at full canopy, desiccation at ~30% moisture) happen when the crop is lodged and ground rigs cause the most damage. A drone avoids the wheel-rut yield loss entirely — which is exactly why peas are first in line when spraying is approved.

How does NDVI help on peas?

A mid-flower NDVI pass maps mycosphaerella pressure across the canopy before it's visible, so you can prioritize the at-risk acres and be ready to act the moment drone fungicide application is approved.

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 peas?

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

Book an ApplicationRun the ROI Calculator