Over & Under Flying Service is licensed in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. We will provide quality dependable service for Ag centers as well as local farmers with their aerial spraying and seeding needs.
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Aerial Spray Applications
- Aerial application is often the only, or most economic, method for timely pesticide application. It permits large and often remote areas to be treated rapidly, far faster than any other form of application.
- When wet soil conditions, rolling terrain or dense plant foliage prevent other methods of treating an area, aerial application may be the only remaining method of pest treatment.
- Aerial application is conducive to higher crop yields, as it is non-disruptive to the crop by treating above it and not within it. A study by a crop protection product manufacturer of applications on corn showed aerial application increased yield 8 percent more than ground application.
- Aerial application does not cause soil compaction, hence preventing soil runoff.
- The aerial application of crop protection products results in greater harvest yields of crops. This in turn results in less land being used for agricultural production, preserving important wetland and forest ecosystems important to carbon sequestration and habitat to threatened and endangered species.
Aerial Seed Applications
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Establishing a cover crop by aerial broadcast. A big advantage of aerial seeding of cover crops is that more acres can be seeded in less time than with ground equipment. Aerial application also allows seeding to be done when it is physically impossible to use ground equipment, such as when crops are present, or the soil is too wet for regular equipment. Seeding, germination, and growth of cover crops can begin even before the existing crop has been harvested. This is especially important in areas where there is a very small window of opportunity between crop harvest and the end of the growing season. Waiting to seed a cover crop until after crop harvest may result in poor stand establishment due to cold temperatures or moisture stress. Aerial seeding is always more risky than drilling or incorporation of the seeds, so it’s important to have the right soil surface and weather conditions at seeding time. Call us and we can see if aerial seeding will work for you!
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Group |
Seed Type |
Season/Conditions |
1 |
Small Grains (rye, wheat, barley, oats, triticale) |
Seeds germinate readily on the soil surface when soil moisture is present. |
2 |
Ryegrass (annual, perennial) |
Benefits by having rain shortly after broadcasting. Aerial seeding of ryegrass requires an additional 2-3 pounds of seed per acre over drilling or incorporating. |
3a |
Small Seeded Brassicas (mustards, rape, canola, turnips, radishes) |
Must be established early, about 4 weeks before the average date of a 28° F freeze. Soil temperatures needs to be greater than 45° F. |
3b |
Sorghum-sudan and millet |
Requires warm, moist soil conditions with soil temperature > 65° F |
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Small Seed Legumes (clovers, medics, trefoils, alfalfa) |
“Frost Seeding” when the soil surface is moist and conditions allow freezing and thawing to provide good seed-to-soil contact. Best success with sweet and red clovers. |
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Large Seeded Legumes (beans, vetch, peas, lupine, cowpeas) and buckwheat |
Large seeds are not recommended for aerial seeding |
Technology
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All of our aircraft are equipped with Flight Plan Online to ensure the most accurate application and efficiency! After we are finished with the application of product, you will receive a detailed report with AgriSmart maps!
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Sample Report
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AgriSmart Map loaded into the aircraft
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Red Area shows coverage after aircraft has applied product.
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Contact Us!
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Over and Under Flying Service is owned and operated by Jack Olds of Madison, Indiana. Jack has almost 50 years of experience in the Agricultural Aerial Application field.
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