Drone working over Colorado ranch pasture

Agricultural Services

Drone seeding, spraying, and mapping for working ranches.

Overseed pasture, interseed cover crops, control weeds with targeted drone spraying, and map vegetation health — on the slopes, burn scars, and remote ground that ground equipment can't touch.

  • Aerial seeding
  • Precision spraying
  • Multispectral NDVI
  • Variable-rate ready

Quick Quote

Request a Free Seeding Estimate in Under 30 Seconds

Name, contact, acreage, terrain — that's it. We’ll reply within one business day with a line-item quote.

No obligation. Typical reply: within 1 business day.

Flagship Service: Drone Aerial Seeding

Get Seed on the Ground — Fast, Even, and Everywhere.

Mountain West Drone Services puts native seed, cover crop, and granular fertilizer exactly where it needs to be — on steep slopes, burn scars, reclamation pads, pipeline corridors, and remote pastures that tractors can't reach and helicopters can't afford to cover. A heavy-lift platform with a calibrated 50 kg broadcast spreader, terrain-following radar, and autonomous flight paths lays down seed with a consistency that's hard to match from the ground — and impossible from a helicopter at this price point.

21
acres / hour
Production coverage rate per aircraft under field conditions
50
kg spreader
Broadcast payload — native mixes, cover crop, granular fertilizer
0
roads required
Access steep slopes, burn scars, and remote ground without mobilization damage
60–80%
vs helicopter
Typical cost savings versus manned aerial seeding for small-to-mid jobs

The Drone Seeding Advantage

Professional-Grade Aerial Broadcast — From a Drone.

We fly a professional-grade heavy-lift agricultural platform engineered for heavy-payload spray and broadcast operations. Paired with a 50 kg broadcast spreader, active phased-array radar for terrain following, and autonomous flight planning, it lays down seed with a consistency that's hard to match from the ground — and impossible from a helicopter at this price point.

No ruts. No compaction. No mobilization damage. Just even, verifiable seed coverage — measured in acres per hour, not days per field.

Full Aerial Seeding Details

Platform & Capabilities

  • Heavy-lift ag platform — Professional-grade, Part 137-rated agricultural aircraft
  • 50 kg broadcast spreader — Native seed mixes, cover crop blends, and granular fertilizer
  • Active phased-array radar — Terrain following across complex slopes and broken ground
  • Spherical obstacle avoidance — Safe flight around trees, poles, fences, and structures
  • Variable-rate flow control — Dial in exact lbs/acre to match your specified seed mix
  • Autonomous flight lines — Repeatable, overlapping coverage on every acre you pay for
  • As-applied reporting — Coverage map and application record delivered with every job
  • FAA Part 107 & Part 137 — Fully certified for commercial agricultural drone operations

Where Drone Seeding Shines

Built for the Places Ground Equipment Can't Reach.

The places that most need aggressive reseeding — steep slopes, post-fire burns, pad closures, remote pastures, pipeline right-of-ways — are exactly the places traditional seeding methods struggle.

Reclamation & Restoration

Oil and gas pad closures, mine reclamation, and disturbed-land restoration on terrain ground equipment can't touch.

Post-Wildfire Seeding

Rapid emergency seeding on burn scars before the first rain. Protect watersheds and jump-start recovery.

Cover Crops & Pasture

Interseed cover crops into standing cash crops, overseed pastures, and establish new forage stands.

Pipeline Right-of-Way

Reseed linear disturbance corridors without driving equipment down the trench. Meet reclamation obligations cleanly.

Mine Reclamation

Broadcast native seed across reshaped highwalls, backfill slopes, and regraded benches — no rollover risk.

Range & Riparian

Restore degraded rangeland and reseed streambanks without driving through the ground you're protecting.

What We Broadcast

Seed & Material Types Supported

Variable-rate flow control lets us calibrate the 50 kg spreader to your specified mix and target application rate. We deliver an as-applied coverage map with every job so you have the documentation you need for reclamation records or regulatory review.

Native Grass & Forb Mixes

Reclamation-spec native seed blends calibrated to your target rate.

Cover Crops

Rye, triticale, radish, vetch, clover, and custom cover blends.

Pasture & Forage Seed

Alfalfa, orchard grass, brome, and mixed pasture establishment.

Granular Fertilizer

Pre-mix and broadcast fertilizer application at specified rates.

Our Process

Three Steps. From Call to Seed on the Ground.

01

Consult & Site Walk

We talk through your seed mix, target rate, acreage, and timing. If needed, we walk the site or review recent imagery to confirm terrain, obstacles, and staging. You get a clear, line-item quote — no surprises.

02

Flight Plan & Approvals

We design a terrain-aware flight plan, set the broadcast pattern and overlap to hit your target rate, handle airspace authorization, and calibrate the spreader to your specific seed.

03

On-Site Seeding

We mobilize, pre-flight the aircraft, and execute the plan. The aircraft runs terrain-following lines autonomously. You receive a coverage map and as-applied report when the job is done.

Aerial Seeding Quote

Have a Site That Needs Seed? Let's Get It Covered.

Tell us the acreage, terrain, and seed mix — we’ll return a clear, line-item quote. Most estimates back within one business day.

Free estimate. No obligation. Typical turnaround: 1 business day.

Precision Drone Spraying

Targeted Spraying Where Rigs and Planes Can't Go.

Our spray configuration pairs a 40 L tank with twin rear-mounted rotary atomizers, active phased-array radar for terrain following, and variable-rate flow control. Adjustable droplet sizing keeps product on target and drift down — and the aircraft holds a consistent height over slopes, draws, and broken ground no rig can drive.

No wheel tracks through your pasture. No soil compaction. No waiting on a plane that won't fly your acreage. Up to 21 acres per hour, with an application record on every job.

40 L

Spray tank

Rotary atomizers

21 ac/hr

Coverage, up to

Variable

Rate & drift control

Common Applications

  • Noxious weed control
  • Spot treatment & patch spraying
  • Fence lines & ditch banks
  • Rangeland herbicide
  • Liquid fertilizer & foliar feed
  • Steep, wet, or soft ground

Also Available

Multispectral Vegetation Mapping

Multispectral Vegetation Mapping

Dedicated multispectral platform with integrated 4-band multispectral and RGB sensors. Captures NDVI and other vegetation indices that reveal crop health, stress patterns, irrigation issues, and pest or disease pressure — information invisible to the naked eye. RTK-capable for survey-grade positioning accuracy.

Deliverables

  • NDVI and vegetation index maps
  • Georeferenced orthomosaics
  • Crop health reports and zone maps
  • Time-series comparisons

Certified. Equipped. Local.

Why Landowners and Operators Choose MWDS

Aerial application isn't a side hustle — it's a regulated, Part 137 agricultural aircraft operation. We carry the certifications, the equipment, and the local terrain experience to do it right.

FAA Part 137

Certified agricultural aircraft operator — the credential required for commercial aerial seeding and spraying by drone.

Heavy-Lift Platform

Professional-grade, heavy-payload agricultural platform with 50 kg broadcast spreader and 40 L spray tank.

Based in Craig, CO

Local to Moffat County and Northwest Colorado. Fast mobilization on post-fire, weather-driven, and seasonal jobs.

Award Winning

1st Place — 2023 Craig Business Plan Competition. Fully insured and ready to put on site documentation.

Service Area

Based in Craig, Colorado. Serving the Mountain West.

Core service area: Moffat County and Northwest Colorado — including the Yampa Valley, White River drainage, and Routt, Rio Blanco, and Garfield counties. We also travel regionally across Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah for projects that are a good fit. Mobilization is always quoted transparently up front.

Core Area

Moffat County
Northwest Colorado

Regional

Western Colorado
Front Range

Interstate

Wyoming, Utah
Mountain West

Certifications

FAA Part 107
Part 137 Ag Ops

Dig Deeper

Aerial Seeding, Reclamation & Wildfire Restoration

Aerial Seeding Quote

Ready to Put Precision Aerial Seeding to Work?

Tell us about the site, seed mix, and timing. We’ll return a clear line-item quote — typically within one business day.

Free estimate. No obligation. Typical turnaround: 1 business day.

What You’ll Get

  • Any acreage from 10 to 500+ acres
  • Steep slopes, burn scars, reclamation pads, pipeline ROW
  • Native mixes, cover crop, pasture, granular fertilizer
  • As-applied coverage map with every job