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Sue Roesler
Sep 8, 2026
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The EAVision J150 drone flies a certain pattern and sprays water over the crop fields at the Innovation Farm in Washburn, N.D.

Jay Sorg, account manager at Agri Spray Drones, gets ready to fly the EAVision J150 spray drone at the Innovation Farm in Washburn, N.D.

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Sue Roesler

WASHBURN, N.D. – Individual producers are the primary buyers of large spray drones in 2026, not commercial application co-operatives, according to Jay Sorg, account manager at Agri Spray Drones, who farms in southern Minnesota.

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