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Arkansas Rice Farmer Finds Success with Spray Drone Application
February 5, 2025
We get it. Introducing new technology to an agricultural operation can come with some hesitations. Arkansas rice farmer Stuart Reithemeyer was skeptical, too, until he saw the results on his own #farm last year. Spraying an 80-acre rice field in northeast Arkansas, his rice crop received better coverage on the plant and beneath it from the #spraydrone application.
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