The Drone Girl LLC is a family-owned agricultural drone service based on our multigenerational farm in Slaughters, Kentucky. I’m Megan Scott, and while I’m the public face of the company, our success is truly a team effort. Along with my husband, Joshua and our four children we are combining tradition and innovation while using the newest spray drone technology on the market.

While Joshua and I attended the same high school we got to know one another while working at the Webster County Conservation District. Joshua graduated in 2010 with his Masters in Agronomy from Murray State University. Currently he farms full time and has a fencing company called Scott Fencing LLC. I attended Madisonville Community College and received my associates degree. During college I began working at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) part time and was later hired on full time after college.

In the spring of 2020, as the pandemic began and I was expecting our fourth child, I left my government job to focus on our family. Nearly six years later, with the kids all in school, Joshua and I decided it was time to pursue something new.

Our farm produces a variety of row crops — corn, soybeans, wheat, and both burley and dark air-cured tobacco — and supports nearly every type of livestock you can imagine, from Angus and Longhorn cattle to a pair of bison and everything in between.

Drones had long intrigued us, and after discovering a YouTube channel called NuWay Ag, the pieces started to fall into place. We purchased our drones and spray trailer from NuWay Ag in Ohio. Becoming a spray drone pilot requires a hefty amount of paperwork. Joshua and I both earned our FAA Remote Pilot Certificates (Part 107) and we completed our commercial pesticide applicator tests for the state of Kentucky. Because the aircraft’s we operate weigh more than 55 pounds, we obtained the FAA’s 44807 exemption and we have been granted our Part 137 certification, which authorizes us to apply pesticides and fertilizers from unmanned aircraft.

At The Drone Girl LLC, we combine traditional farming knowledge with modern drone technology to provide precise, efficient crop management services — backed by a family who knows the land.