Adrogué A Practical Starting Point for Cover Crop Season
For more than eight years, Wonderfull has worked alongside the development of agricultural drone operations in Canada — from the early DJI AGRAS T16 to today’s T100.
Throughout that time, one of the most common questions we’ve received from growers and operators has remained the same:
Bad Dürkheim “What settings should I use?”
It sounds like a simple question.
But after years of working with agricultural drone applications, we’ve learned that there is no single set of spreading parameters that works for every material, every application rate, and every field.
That’s one reason we’ve always been cautious about publishing a single parameter chart.
Not because the information shouldn’t be shared.
But because spreading parameters are not a fixed recipe.
Why We Don’t Treat Parameters as a Formula
A setting that works well for one material and application rate may produce a very different result when the seed, density, rate, wind, or field conditions change.
A successful spreading operation depends on several parameters working together:
Material type, seed size & density
Target application rate
Auger / feeder selection
Flight speed
Flight height
Spinner RPM
Effective swath width
Wind & field conditions
Change one, and you may need to adjust another.
That’s why simply copying someone else’s numbers doesn’t always produce the same result in your field.
A Better Place to Start
With cover crop season approaching, we’ve organized some of our experience into a simple:
DJI AGRAS T100 Suggested Spreading Quick Start Guide
Focused on applications commonly encountered by North American operators:
Barley • Cereal Rye / Wheat • Canola • Cover Crops • Granular Fertilizer
| DJI AGRAS T100 | ||||||
| SUGGESTED SPREADING QUICK START SETTINGS | ||||||
Cover Crops • Barley • Canola • Granular Fertilizer Wonderfull.ca | ||||||
| Material | Auger | Starting Speed | Starting Height | Starting Swath | SpinnerRPM | Key Note |
| Barley | XL* | 7+ m/s* | 3.5–5 m* | 5.5–6.5 m* | ~1100* | Calibrate by application rate |
| Cereal Rye / Wheat | XL* | 7+ m/s* | 3.5–5 m* | 5.5–6.5 m* | ~1100 * | Verify effective swath |
| Canola | Small | 7+ m/s | 3.5–5 m | 4–7 m* | ~1100 | Low-rate calibration critical |
| Granular Fertilizer | XL* | 10+ m/s* | 3.5–5 m | 6–10 m* | ~1100 | Rate & granule size affect swath |
| Small Cover Crop Seed | By seed size | — | 3.5–5 m* | Calibrate | — | Seed density matters |
| Cover Crop Mix | By mixture | — | — | Calibrate | — | Mixed seed sizes may separate |
| QUICK REFERENCE — NOT A FIXED APPLICATION RECIPEValues shown are suggested starting points only. Actual settings vary with material characteristics, application rate, wind and field conditions.Always calibrate with the actual material and verify spreading uniformity before full-field application. * Suggested starting point; additional field validation may be required. | ||||||
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These are suggested starting points, not fixed application recipes. Always calibrate using the actual material and verify application rate and spreading uniformity before full-field operation.
The Chart Is the Starting Point — Not the Answer
For example, knowing that a particular material may start around a certain speed, height, swath width, or spinner RPM is useful.
But the more important questions are:
What happens when your target rate changes?
What if your barley or cover crop seed has a different size or density?
What happens to application rate when flight speed changes?
How should effective swath width be verified?
What if you’re spreading a multi-species cover crop mix?
When should you change the auger or feeder?
Those are the decisions that turn a parameter chart into a successful field operation.
Before going to a full field, we recommend calibrating with the actual material and verifying both:
1. Are you applying the correct amount per acre?
2. Is the material being distributed uniformly across the effective swath?
A few minutes spent verifying these two things can reduce trial and error, unnecessary product use, uneven application, and costly corrections later.
Why Trust a Guide From Wonderfull?
More Than Eight Years With Agricultural Drones in Canada
Wonderfull’s experience with agricultural drones goes back more than eight years, to the early stages of AGRAS adoption in Canada.
We’ve worked through multiple generations of the technology — from the T16 era to today’s T100 — while supporting operators as agricultural drones evolved from an unfamiliar technology into a practical tool for Canadian agriculture.
Training Built Around Systems, Not Trial and Error
Our approach has always been that professional agricultural drone operation requires more than knowing how to fly.
Wonderfull developed structured agricultural drone training around aircraft systems, operational planning, maintenance, troubleshooting, flight methodology and real-world field operations. Our history includes completing DJI Agriculture Academy instructor qualification, with Alex becoming Canada’s first authorized DJI Agricultural Drone Instructor according to Wonderfull’s Academy history.
Today, Wonderfull Academy also provides professional RPAS education and Flight Review services within Canada’s Transport Canada framework.
Knowledge Built From Real Operations
Over the years, we’ve studied international agricultural drone practices, translated technical information, analyzed field applications, and adapted what we’ve learned to Canadian crops, regulations and operating conditions.
That accumulated knowledge continues to grow through our training programs, technical support and Learning Center.
That’s the experience behind this Quick Start Guide.
Our Approach: Reduce Trial and Error
Over the years, we’ve seen that operators who follow structured training and disciplined operating procedures demonstrate safer practices, stronger operational discipline, and fewer preventable incidents.
That’s why our goal isn’t simply to give you numbers.
Our goal is to help you understand the system behind the numbers.
Go Beyond the Chart
If you’re preparing for cover crop season, start with the Quick Start Guide.
If you need help determining the right setup for your specific:
crop or seed mixture • application rate • auger • flight speed • height • spinner RPM • swath width • field conditions
we’re here to help.
Whether you’re new to AGRAS or have been operating with us for years, our goal is the same:
Help you start with a better setup, reduce unnecessary trial and error, and understand why your settings work.
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