Skippy Scout

Drone imagery to spot crop disease faster

27th July 2020 | Agronomy Services, Arable, Digital Agriculture

Drone Ag, the Northumberland-based agritech business has launched its Skippy Scout mobile phone app to pinpoint cereal diseases such as yellow rust and Septoria tritici at an early stage using drone imagery. The company points out that a drone can fly in close...

Drone agronomists seek funds to expand

13th May 2019 | Agronomy Services, Company News, Crop Protection, Fertilisers, Technology

A UK agritech business is seeking further investment for its smartphone and drone linked crop inspection system, Skippy Scout. DroneAg, established by Northumberland farmers Jack and Hugh Wrangham, has raised nearly 30% of its £250,000 target through private...