Pod-Stik & AutoSpray Systems: Spraying Beans from the Sky
From Inside the Pod by PGRO
May 18, 2026 · 31 min · Season 1 · Episode 50
About this episode
In this 50th episode, host Ben Pike discusses the future of bean production and drone applications in agriculture with guests Rob Suckling and Rob Pearson.
Welcome to Inside the Pod, the PGRO podcast. In this special 50th episode of Inside the Pod, host Ben Pike is joined by Rob Suckling, Commercial Technical Manager at De Sangosse, and Rob Pearson, CEO of AutoSpray Systems to discuss the future of bean production and the applications of sprays with the use of drone technology. Rob Suckling explains how Pod-Stik, De Sangosse’s trademark Pod Sealant product, protects the yield of podding crops, including pulses, by sealing the pod shut for longer to prevent the premature release of seed the combine gets in the field. Rob then goes on to talk about why De Sangosse decided to start utilising drones in the application of Pod-Stik to pulse crops, explaining that applying Pod-Stik from a drone rather than a traditional sprayer gives a much tighter droplet spectrum and reduces mechanical damage with no machine driving through the tramlines. Rob Pearson then goes on to explain that while drones won’t fully replace large self-propelled sprayers that farmers use, they instead provide them with another tool in the spray shed that can be used when access is difficult or when damage to the crop needs to be avoided. To find out more about…
People in this episode
Host: Ben Pike
Guests: Rob Suckling, Rob Pearson
Topics covered
- bean production
- drone technology
- agriculture
- crop protection
- spray application
Keywords
- drone spraying
- Pod-Stik
- crop yield
- pulses
- agricultural technology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: De Sangosse, AutoSpray Systems
Products: Pod-Stik
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