Drone “Aerial Seeding” Rice Technology Helps Increase Grain Yield and Income

On August 21, 2023, the on-site demonstration of unmanned aerial vehicle rice live streaming technology in Wuxuan County was held in Jinbang Village, Dongxiang Town. Relevant units and major grain producers in Wuxuan County gathered in the fields to observe autumn farming production and display modern agricultural equipment, and experience the busy “grain” scenery.

The reporter saw in the display area that technicians poured pre brewed seeds into the drone seeding bin. Accompanied by the roar of the motors, multiple agricultural plant protection drones quickly advanced on the rice field, showcasing different ways of rice planting. Some were spraying pesticides, while others sprayed the seeds from the seeding bin back and forth into the rice field, creating a strong sense of technology. In a moment, a flat rice field was sown, which surprised onlookers.

The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) rice direct seeding machine can sow over 300 acres of rice per day, saving the early stages of seedling cultivation and transplanting processes. This greatly saves manpower and resources, and the efficiency is many times that of traditional manual seeding. “Chen Tuangui, the person in charge of Wuxuan Guifeng Agricultural Machinery Cooperative, introduced that compared to the manual seedling cultivation and transplanting technology used in traditional rice planting, UAV direct seeding technology is time-saving, labor-saving, and seed saving, and the sowing density is uniform, with a large operating range Stable performance.

It is understood that drone rice direct seeding technology does not require seedling cultivation or transplanting, and directly pours the rice seeds that have sprouted into the sowing bin. After adjusting various parameters, drones can be used to achieve precise and uniform sowing in the field. At the same time, drones can also be used for fertilization and pest control in the later management of rice, using modern technology to assist production, ensure grain yield, and increase farmers’ income.