Drone spraying cost in Oklahoma
Researched per-acre rates for agricultural drone spraying in Oklahoma — estimate your job, see the crop-by-crop breakdown, and compare operators.
Estimated cost in Oklahoma
$1,280–$2,560
$8–$16/acre × 160 acres
What’s driving this
- Oklahoma base rate
- $8–$16/acre (row crop)
- Gallons per acre
- 2 GPA → ×1.00
Application only — product & chemical extra.
Sources & how this is estimated
Estimate only — actual rates vary by field size, terrain, and product. Application only; product/chemical extra. Data as of 2026.
Sources: Oklahoma Farm & Ranch Custom Rates 2021-2022 (OSU Extension, CR-205) - boom/ground herbicide application clustered $5-$7/ac (52% of reports), 21% $7-$9/ac; aerial table present but PDF blocked by Cloudflare at fetch time; Kansas Custom Rates 2024 (KDA / K-State) - used as the nearest high-confidence in-region AERIAL analog (aerial $8.50/ac avg, $6.50-$15.00 range); Great Plains regional drone spraying band $12-$16/ac (AgDroneDirectory 2026 pricing guide; OK explicitly in-region)
Drone spraying cost by crop in Oklahoma
| Crop | Typical cost ($/acre) | Grown in OK (acres) |
|---|---|---|
| Wheat | $8–$16 | 2,570,273 |
| Soybeans | $8–$16 | 400,675 |
| Cotton | $8–$16 | 275,503 |
| Sorghum | $8–$16 | 242,644 |
| Corn | $8–$16 | 225,365 |
| Alfalfa & Hay | $8–$16 | 204,186 |
| Pecans | $16–$31 | 97,821 |
| Peanuts | $8–$16 | 16,318 |
| Oats | $8–$15 | 11,813 |
| Canola | $8–$16 | 10,804 |
| Barley | $8–$16 | 5,768 |
| Sunflowers | $8–$16 | 4,993 |
Cost is application only; product/chemical extra — estimates, so request quotes for exact pricing. Acreage is USDA Census of Agriculture 2022 (harvested acres, or bearing acres for tree/vine/berry crops).
What’s grown in Oklahoma
The crops that cover the most ground in Oklahoma, by acreage — every one is a candidate for aerial spraying. Share is of the state’s tracked-crop acreage in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture.
Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture 2022 — acres harvested (field crops) and acres bearing (tree, vine & berry crops). Broad categories like pasture and mixed specialty crops aren’t charted here.
What drives the price in Oklahoma
Per-acre rates move with the crop (dense orchard and vineyard canopies cost more than open row crops), the carrier volume (more gallons per acre means more refills and fewer acres per hour), the number of passes, field size and terrain, and whether a restricted-use pesticide is applied (which adds a certified-applicator and recordkeeping surcharge).Oklahoma’s base rate also reflects local regulation, labor, and field geometry.
Sources & confidence
Oklahoma estimate · low confidence · data as of 2026 — DERIVED. No current Oklahoma extension survey cell for AERIAL or DRONE application was directly retrievable - the OSU CR-205 (2021-2022) PDF is gated behind a Cloudflare challenge. Confirmed from OSU snippets: OK GROUND/boom herbicide clusters at $5-$7/ac (52% of reports), cheaper than KS/NE. Derived from the Kansas 2024 aerial analog scaled DOWN ~7% for OK's lower ground rates and the Great Plains $12-$16 drone band. Spread widened ~15% per low-confidence rule. costIndex 0.93 — lowest of the three Great Plains states. Specialty band uses national $18-$35 range, mid-set low. Replace with OSU CR-205 aerial mean once accessible.
- Oklahoma Farm & Ranch Custom Rates 2021-2022 (OSU Extension, CR-205) - boom/ground herbicide application clustered $5-$7/ac (52% of reports), 21% $7-$9/ac; aerial table present but PDF blocked by Cloudflare at fetch time
- Kansas Custom Rates 2024 (KDA / K-State) - used as the nearest high-confidence in-region AERIAL analog (aerial $8.50/ac avg, $6.50-$15.00 range)
- Great Plains regional drone spraying band $12-$16/ac (AgDroneDirectory 2026 pricing guide; OK explicitly in-region)
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Drone spraying cost in Oklahoma: FAQs
- How much does drone spraying cost in Oklahoma?
- In Oklahoma, drone spraying runs about $8–$16 per acre for row crops and $16–$31 per acre for orchards, vineyards, and specialty crops (application only, product extra). Field size, carrier volume (gallons per acre), passes, and product all move the number — request quotes for an exact figure.
- Why does drone spraying cost what it does in Oklahoma?
- Per-acre rates vary by state with regulatory load (permitting, buffer zones, applicator licensing), labor and fuel costs, field size and geometry, and crop mix. Oklahoma's rate reflects those local factors versus the national median.
- Does a restricted-use pesticide cost more to apply in Oklahoma?
- Usually a little. Restricted-use products require a certified applicator, extra recordkeeping and notification, and stricter buffers — a modest per-acre surcharge (often a couple of dollars an acre) on top of the base rate.
- How does gallons per acre change the price?
- Higher carrier volume (more gallons per acre) means more refills and fewer acres per hour, so per-acre cost rises with GPA. Low-volume row-crop jobs (~2 GPA) are cheapest; California and specialty orchard/vineyard work at 5–10 GPA costs more. This is where the technology has moved fastest, though — today's flagship tanks hold roughly 26 gallons, about five times the 2020 models, so drones now cover higher-GPA work far more efficiently than they used to.