Anhui Feidong: Drone on duty to assist demonstration base in increasing production and income

At about 7:00 a.m. on July 18, at the farmland operation site of the rice planting demonstration area of Ma Lihui’s contracted Fuxing Community, Feidong Family Farm, Hefei, Anhui Province, accompanied by the sound of “buzzing…” of the propeller, the UAV rose into the air. This UAV took off steadily with a hundred jin of foliar fertilizer under the operation of “Flying Man” Ni Benrong, shuttling over a green paddy field and evenly spraying fertilizer, The fertilizer spraying operation for over 200 acres of rice demonstration base was completed in about 3 hours.

If manual work is used, it takes at least one or two days to work on over 200 acres of paddy fields. It is better to let manual labor carry machinery to spread fertilizer, “said farm manager Ma Lihui. Now, using drones to spray fertilizer and other methods greatly improves efficiency and saves costs. Generally, it can be completed in less than 3 hours.

In June of this year, Feidong Malihui Family Farm planted over 200 acres of high-quality and high-yield new varieties of rice in the two communities of Fuxing and Guoguang, which were agricultural technology demonstration bases. County agricultural technicians often came to the site for technical guidance, which filled her with confidence and doubled her motivation, “Agricultural technicians come to the rice planting demonstration base every three or five times, go deep into the field, guide the water and fertilizer management requirements such as weeding, fertilization, Pest control, have reliable technical support, overcome the fear of difficulties, and implement scientific modern agricultural field management. They are full of confidence in improving the rice yield per unit area of the demonstration base.” Ma Lihui said.

It is understood that the family farm has undertaken the reform and construction project of this year’s grassroots agricultural technology promotion system – Feidong Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Exhibition Base, promoting the planting of five high-quality and high-yield new varieties, including Shenliangyou 828, Jingliangyou 1212, and Keliangyou 986. This rice demonstration base, from the beginning, utilized advanced navigation operating systems to sow seedlings using drones, with even gaps and high emergence rates. In the following field management, When using drones for operation, fertilizers can be evenly sprayed onto rice seedling fields, with good atomization effect and no limitations on crop growth and terrain. Ni Benrong introduced during on-site operations, If drones fly, it still depends on weather changes. Using drones for operation is not only an efficient flight prevention operation, but also provides convenience for agricultural production in different seasons. However, when using drones, it is important to pay attention to weather changes. When weeding and fertilizing farmland, the wind force of four or five levels is not a problem, and when applying medicine, the wind force should not exceed three levels to prevent the medicine from drifting and affecting surrounding crops. Drones spray medicine If you pack 50 liters of liquid medicine and sprinkle fertilizer, you’ll pack 50 kilograms of fertilizer Ni Benrong has been engaged in plant protection drone operations for 10 years and has become a professional “pilot” in the local area. Before each flight, he first pays attention to the electricity consumption. If the electricity is low, it is necessary to reduce the loading of fertilizer. In sunny and hot weather, drones may fall high, and spraying operations in hot weather must be avoided.

In recent years, Qiaotou Market Town in Feidong County has actively developed the development model of smart agriculture, vigorously implemented the “two strengths and one increase”, popularized the planting of science and technology, improved the level and efficiency of modern agricultural production, promoted the stable production and income of farmers, and helped the rural revitalization.