Taking Flight — Cover Crop Drone Seeding

Close-up shot of a drone sitting on the grass, a group of people standing in front of a large red barn in the background
Posted on June 17, 2026

CT RC&D, the UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources and UConn Extension co-hosted a Cover Crop Drone Seeding Workshop on Tuesday, June 16 at Woodstock Creamery at Valleyside Farm in Woodstock, CT.

The workshop brought together farmers and agricultural service providers to learn more about using drones to interseed cover crop into silage corn systems as an alternative to conventional post-harvest drill seeding.

Want to learn more? Watch highlights from the workshop and a Q&A with agricultural professionals on YouTube.

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