Corteva Agriscience, which is the agricultural division of chemical company DowDuPont, has announced a global agreement with DroneDeploy to use DroneDeploy in its fleet of more than 400 DJI UAS across its global Seed Production and Supply Chain, as well as its Pioneer Strategic Account Management and Agronomy teams in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and Europe.

“This agreement fortifies Corteva Agriscience as a leader in the use of advanced UAV technology,” says Jeremy Groeteke, Corteva Agriscience U.S. Digital Agriculture Lead.

“The field intelligence technology will enable our Pioneer agronomy and strategic account management teams to work with farmers to provide real-time aerial views of their operation.”

The combination of DroneDeploy’s advanced mapping software with the expertise of Corteva Agriscience field teams offers immediate insights to diagnose and correct agronomic, disease or pest concerns, as well as to optimally place products.

In less than 15 minutes, UAS operators can survey a 160-acre field, and quickly spot variations in plant and soil health. Every operator will be trained on the best ways to utilize UAS, and will be certified according to local aviation regulations.

“We are aggressively evaluating and implementing decision agronomy tools like DroneDeploy to enable our agronomists and contract seed growers to make timely decisions impacting seed yields and quality,” says Matt Kurtz, Corteva Agriscience Global Seed Technology Lead – Seed Production and Supply Chain.