What are the applications of drones in agriculture?

Drones are trying to use the power of technology to solve the problem of labor shortage and high labor intensity, and the flying defense industry is also exploring the use of high-tech + platform model.

Compared with the traditional methods such as manual spraying, drones fly defense has great advantages, high efficiency and low cost of scale operations, small restrictions on automatic navigation, less errors, spiral airflow spraying evenly in place, air operations do not crush the soil and do not hurt the crop, long-distance operations can spray high concentration of atomized pesticides, etc.

The applications of drones in agriculture

Crop assessment.

Monitoring entire areas where crops are grown is time and labor intensive, drones can quickly sweep through and inspect to find plants that are growing slowly and may need remedial measures implemented. The pass can distinguish between soil, crop and forest, and can also find sick plants, as plants that are compromised or dehydrated reflect light in different ways. Recent studies have shown that this spectral data can detect crops injured by floating pesticides, as well as weeds growing in crops that are immune to herbicides.

Herd monitoring.

Cattle ranchers use drones to track their livestock across vast farms and to line up which locations of fencing need to be secured. When equipped with high-definition thermal imaging cameras and night cameras, drones can also help investigate animals that may be harassing and attacking the herd.

Disease Surveillance.

Pathogens that make plants wilt and otherwise damage crops can escape detection without careful scrutiny.

Moisture monitoring.

The land absorbs water many times unevenly. Some parts may dry out faster than others, or be missed by watering equipment.

These are the applications of drones in agriculture. The whole industry of drones is actually the early stage before the tide of history, and we have just started to enter the field of agriculture, and only little by little efforts to do so, and customize products and services according to the needs of customers in each industry, in order to have better help in the field of agriculture.