Farm Drone Photography for Working Farms and Farm Families
A lot of farm families have an old aerial photo hanging in the kitchen or the shop. Someone flew over decades ago and took a picture, and it's still up there because it shows the place the way the family knows it. We make the current version in full resolution, with 4K video if you want it.
This page is about farms as working places and family places. If you are selling a parcel of bare ground, timber or hunting land, our land and acreage aerial photography page is the better fit.
- Farmstead portraits: house, barns, bins and the yard together
- Wider views of fields, pasture, tree lines and water
- 4K video of planting, harvest or the place through the seasons
- Prints and keepsake files at full resolution
- Full commercial-use license if the farm is also a business
How much does aerial farm photography cost in Minnesota?
Can you get the whole farm in one photo?
Can I print the photos large for a gift or the shop wall?
Will the drone bother my livestock?
Do you do crop scouting or spraying?
What is the best time of year for farm drone photos?
What People Use Farm Aerials For
Family keepsakes
An anniversary, a retirement, a century farm or the last year before the place changes hands. A framed aerial is a gift that gets looked at for a long time.
Farm sales and auctions
Show buyers the whole operation before sale day. We have flown an estate auction in Long Prairie, with rows of equipment and the site from above.
Direct-to-customer farms
Orchards, pumpkin patches, tree farms, wedding barns, farm stands and agritourism. Video like this gives your website and Facebook page something people want to watch.
Ag businesses
Seed, equipment, grain, trucking and other ag companies can show their yard, their facility and the customers they serve. Everything comes with a commercial-use license.
Building projects
Document a new barn, shop or bin site from dirt to done. See our construction progress photography for repeat visits, or ask about a before and after set.
Records for your files
A dated overhead of the farmstead, fences and outbuildings is handy to have. These are photos for your records, not surveys or crop data.
Rural Property We've Flown
Real shots from two Central Minnesota jobs: an estate auction in Long Prairie and a 78-acre land listing in Wadena. See the full portfolio →
How a Farm Shoot Goes
Call or send the address and tell us what you are after: one great picture for the wall, a full photo set, or video too. Tell us the season you want and anything happening on the farm that day. We will send a written price, including any mileage.
On the day, we check in before takeoff and ask where the animals and machinery will be. Most farmsteads fit in the first hour included with the package. Spread-out places may need extra time at $95 an hour, and we'll tell you before we fly.
If you want the farm in the background of a real day's work, we can film planting or harvest. Tell us who is running the equipment, and we will keep a safe distance and stay out of the way.
Why a Contractor Runs This Drone
Central MN Drone is owned by Jacob Fischer, a construction business owner from Central Minnesota. He is used to working around equipment, crews and tight schedules, and understands that a nice day during harvest doesn't mean you have time to wait around.
The prices are on our pricing page. If wind or weather won't cooperate, we reschedule. Land listings and hunting ground have their own page: land and acreage aerials. For bigger video projects, see drone video services.
Farm Aerials Across Minnesota
Here are some of the farm-country towns we cover, or ask about yours.