Daily Lantern

Farming has always been a race against time. By the time you spot a pest outbreak or a nutrient deficiency in a field, the window for action is often narrow. For years, the only options were tractor-mounted booms, hand-held sprayers, or hiring a fixed-wing aircraft and hoping the weather held. Then came the quiet hum of rotors over the fields. Aerial crop spraying has shifted from a novelty to a practical tool for many growers, and the change is worth understanding. When I