Bloomberg: Farmers are turning to swarms of drones as labor costs soar

Farmers are increasingly deploying drones to spray their fields as growers look for alternatives to tight labor markets and heavy machinery that can knock over crops. While traditional land-based tractors […]
Precision Farming Dealer: Agriculture Drones Reached New Heights in 2022

While many headwinds rocked the agriculture world in 2022, one constant remained the same — agriculture’s propensity to innovate. Drone crop spraying, once seen as a novel innovation, is now another […]
Successful Farming: Drone Technology Offers New Approach to Combat Weeds

As farmers wrestle with increased weed resistance to herbicides, new management techniques offer modernized ways to combat weeds. Rapid improvements in drone technology have allowed farmers to attack hardy herbicide-resistant […]
Iowa PBS Market to Market Podcast: Crop Care from the Air

Precision agriculture is a way of life. Being efficient is important for many parts of an operation. Zach Hanner works for a company called Rantizo. 2022 was full of advances […]
Crop Producer: 3 Ways Precision Spraying is Critical for Withstanding Drought Conditions

As of the end of November 2022, nearly 60% of the United States remains in moderate to exceptional drought, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. With input costs encroaching […]
Farm Journal Ag Web: Ag Retailer Fills Need and Finds Niche with Drone Spraying

Almost one year ago, the team at Henry Farmer’s Co-op had their certifications and received their first drones to for spray applications. Now, Cody Ray, precision ag sales at the […]
RFD Profit Watch: August 3, 2022, Live from Info Ag Conference

In this episode of the RFD Profit Watch, Rantizo co-founder Matt Beckwith joins the program live from the Info Ag Conference. He talks about where Rantizo started and where the […]
The Scoop: When and Where Applications, The Rise of the Sprayer Drone

From a rescue fungicide application to cover crop seeding, sprayer and spreader drones are earning their place on farms. They can provide a cheaper, faster and more flexible method for […]
Precision Farming Dealer: Rantizo Named to 2021 FoodTech 500 List

Agricultural drone spraying company Rantizo has made the FoodTech 500 list for the 3rd consecutive year. The FoodTech 500 commemorates the top-tier companies in the AgriFoodTech industry that focus their […]
Inside Unmanned Systems: Drones on the Farm

Growers are starting to think differently about how they manage their farms and the way they produce the food that ends up on our tables—because they have to. Labor […]
Iowa Soybean Association: Tech Talk

Farmers want solutions to on-farm challenges. But not next season or next year: now. That’s why Meister Media Worldwide, CropLife Media and PrecisionAg teamed up to provide an opportunity for […]
GoodFruit Grower: Airblast from Above

Drones can now be used to spray crops in Michigan. The state government approved the practice last summer. Spraying pesticides via drone has potential in a lot of crops, including […]