Guigang Port North District: Field Management Rises a “Science and Technology Wind”

At present, it is a critical period for rice growth and a period of high incidence of diseases and pests. Farmers in Gangbei District of Guigang City are seizing the opportunity to use plant protection drones to spray fertilizers and pesticides in the fields. High tech machinery has become a good assistant for farmers to improve quality and efficiency.

In the high standard farmland of Qingfeng Town, Gangbei District, a plant protection drone loaded with organic fertilizer circled in the air according to the set route, flying at a constant speed along the green rice fields. Organic fertilizer sprayed out from the body and scattered in the fields, the entire process was fast and efficient.

The plant protection drone has high fertilization efficiency, good effect, and uniform spraying. We started from around 9 o’clock this morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon, and have already sown more than 150 acres, which can be sown about 200-300 acres per day. One machine can withstand the efficiency of 20 people per day, “said Li Zhiquan, a local grain grower.

Efficient and efficient plant protection drones showcase the “technological style” of field management. Compared to traditional manual fertilization methods, the use of plant protection drones has the advantages of high utilization rate, time-saving and labor-saving. Fertilization on an acre of land is completed in less than 3 minutes on average, greatly improving work efficiency while also reducing the production intensity and costs of farmers.

At the same time, on the other side of the high standard farmland, a low altitude plant protection drone is spraying pesticides on the farmland. Using plant protection drones to apply pesticides can save 90% of pesticide water consumption and reduce the pressure of non-point source pollution in the farmland water area. For a moment, the fields were filled with figures of plant protection drones shuttling back and forth.

In recent years, the Gangbei District has actively promoted the full process mechanization of agriculture using smart agricultural machinery as a lever, achieving mechanization of the entire process from plowing, sowing, transplanting, fertilization, pesticide spraying, and harvesting, greatly improving the efficiency of grain planting, and significantly improving grain quality and yield. It is understood that this year, the late rice planting area in Qingfeng Town, Gangbei District is 63000 acres, and the comprehensive mechanization level of rice production, cultivation, and harvest has reached 92.51%.