Whether you’ve been following our journey for a while or recently connected with us on Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm for Cereals 2026, welcome. With so much fresh interest this month, we wanted to reintroduce ourselves. At AutoSpray Systems, we are leading the agri-drone revolution across the UK. We don’t just provide state-of-the-art autonomous hardware; we have built the training foundations, regulatory infrastructure, and national pilot network that makes aerial application a practical, profitable reality.
If you are ready to explore how this technology fits into your own operations or contracting fleet, skip the email backlog and book a briefing directly with AutoSpray CEO, Rob Pearson.
Industry Focus: Last Year’s ‘Novelty’ Has Become Today’s ‘Normality’
We’ve just about dried out from Cereals. If the show proved one thing, it’s that drones are no longer a futuristic concept – they are a current standard on UK farms. We had a brilliant time connecting with customers, industry partners, and pilots across our network. The level of interest and technical discussion on the stand was exceptional.
Most exciting of all, XAG drones were everywhere you looked this year. Our platforms were highly visible across the showground, including on key stands like Harper Adams and De Sangosse. They have firmly become part of the farming landscape and we only expect that prevalence to grow. Unmanned aerial application steps in precisely when tight agronomic windows close, whether you are battling heavy ground conditions or trying to protect dense, well-developed crops where traditional tramline rigs inevitably cause severe crop damage.
Missed us in the mud? We are heading north next month. Come and see the AutoSpray team at The Scottish Game Fair (3rd – 5th July 2026) on Stand W012.
Technical Spotlight: Pod-Stik Harvest Protection
Timing is everything for oilseed rape and pulse crops, but traditional ground-based setups can face up to 5% crop loss from tramline damage alone. We recently hosted a collaborative webinar with the NAAC and De Sangosse to explore how combining precision drone platforms with proven pod-sealant chemistry protects standing yields.
Our thanks to Jill Hewitt from NAAC, Stuart Sutherland from De Sangosse and all the attendees for your excellent questions.
Following the session, we took the tech to the field for a live demonstration on OSR in Great Yarmouth.
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timing benchmarks for OSR and Beans.
Amenity & Infrastructure: Seeding Barton Aerodrome
Autonomous aerial application is stretching far beyond traditional arable fields. We recently flew the XAG P100 Pro right outside the Air Traffic Control window at Manchester Barton Aerodrome to reseed the hardest-working areas of their grass runways. A job that usually takes the airport team a full week to complete was wrapped up seamlessly in just 90 minutes – with zero ground compaction and minimal facility downtime.
It is a fantastic example of the operational edge that drone technology holds over conventional rigs when time and access are critical. This runway project is just the tip of the iceberg for the commercial work out there for contractors ready to step into the infrastructure and utilities space.
Ready to Explore your Potential?
We had an extraordinary amount of interest at Cereals, and we know many people are developing a credible interest in agri-drones.
Book a meeting directly with AutoSpray’s CEO, Rob Pearson, to discuss real-world trial data, UK regulatory milestones, or how this technology fits into your own operations or contracting fleet:
If you are ready to explore our CAA-approved, Lantra-accredited training, our Drone Spraying and Spreading Course can get you fully licensed and operating safely in just 5 days, backed by our thriving AutoSpray Pilot Network: