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Precision Orcharding with Drone

Analysis and pinpoint application for fruit growing — row by row, in harmony with the ecological balance.

What is it about?

The principle

Precision orcharding combines efficiency and sustainability: the multispectral drone detects plant stress, diseases such as scab and mildew, or nutrient deficiencies at an early stage — the agricultural drone delivers plant strengthening agents, foliar fertilizer and micronutrients exactly where they are needed.

The challenge

Why traditional methods hit their limits

Disease and pest pressure

Scab, mildew, codling moth — particularly challenging in organic fruit growing.

Inefficient application

High water and product consumption with blanket treatment.

Soil compaction

Heavy machinery in the orchard damages soil and roots.

How it works

Our approach

Early detection

Multispectral imagery makes invisible plant stress visible.

Pinpoint application

Treatment only where there is an actual need.

Documentation

Complete records for organic certification and farm management.

Your benefits

What's in it for you

Service area: Lake Constance region, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Southern Germany and Switzerland — further afield on request. Flight planning, airspace clearances and application documentation are handled by our certified drone pilots.

from 50 € per hectarePlant strengthening and foliar fertilization in the orchard, including travel and record, you supply the products

5 hectares of orchardaround 480 €
10 hectares of orchardaround 530 €, i.e. 53 €/ha
Vitality mapping 10 hectaresaround 420 €

Net prices, guide values for around 20 km travel, 15 litres of spray mix per hectare. Minimum order 200 €. Several orchards on the same day lower the travel cost. The order portal calculates the exact price in two minutes.

In practice

Worked example: 5 hectares of apple orchard, calcium foliar fertilization

A fruit farm on Lake Constance wants to apply calcium against bitter pit before harvest; after thunderstorm rain the soil is too soft for the tractor. We fly 15 litres per hectare row-accurately in the open orchard, in one morning.

Frequently asked questions

What farms ask us beforehand

What may you apply in orchards?

In Germany plant strengthening agents, foliar fertilizers and micronutrients, for example calcium against bitter pit or boron at flowering. Crop protection from the air is restricted to steep-slope viticulture in Germany. In Switzerland we also fly crop protection in the orchard, see the Switzerland page (German).

Does it work under hail netting?

Not under closed netting. We schedule the dates before closing in spring or after opening in autumn, or fly the parts of the orchard that are open.

How does the product get into the row?

The drone flies row-accurately close above the canopy; the rotor downwash pushes the droplets into the tree. Hardly anything falls between the rows, which saves product compared with the air-blast sprayer.

When is mapping beforehand worthwhile?

For large orchards or unclear symptoms. The multispectral map shows stress, deficiency and gaps per row; afterwards we treat only where necessary, and you have the record for certification.

How quickly can you be there?

Usually within a few days, in season at weekends too. If the weather window is short, we confirm the date the day before.

Region

Where we fly

The Lake Constance fruit-growing region is our core: Tettnang, Kressbronn, Friedrichshafen, Markdorf, Überlingen and Thurgau. From Überlingen most orchards are reachable in under an hour, so single blocks are worthwhile too. Cherries and plums on the Upper Rhine and in the Hegau we fly as well.

Related

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Multispectral analysis

Vitality and deficiency per row, before the fruit suffers.

Fertilization by drone

Foliar fertilization and micronutrients outside the orchard too.

Crop protection in Switzerland (German)

For Swiss fruit farms: crop protection in the orchard is permitted.

Enquire about orcharding

Plant strengthening and foliar fertilization row-accurately, price at the end.

Straight to your quote

Is this a fit for your farm? Let's find out.

Personal consultation or a trial flight on your farm — enquire in two minutes via our order portal.

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