Technology helps spring management drones become the “protagonist”

On March 22, in a wheat field in Shijing Village, Wangji Town, Xinye County, four drones were flying over the wheat field deftly, spraying nutrient solution.
Shi Zhenhai, the contractor of the wheat field, said: “At present, the wheat is in the jointing stage and needs a lot of nutrition. I invited a ‘flyer’ to spray the wheat with nutrient solution with a drone.”
With the help of technology, drones are replacing manual labor and becoming the “protagonist” of spring management. 42-year-old Shi Zhenhai transfers more than 1,700 mu of land, all of which are wheat. He began to use drones to fertilize wheat five years ago. Shi Zhenhai said that manual work is labor-intensive, takes a long time, and there is a risk of poisoning. Using drones to operate, fertilization and spraying are precise, easy and efficient.

How long does it take to spray nutrient solution on more than 1,700 mu of land? “If 4 drones operate continuously at the same time, it only takes 3 hours.” A “pilot” replied.
According to Wang Shusheng, head of XAG Xinye Authorized Service Station, compared with ordinary drones, this kind of drone in operation has two characteristics. It can spray 50 acres at a time, while the capacity of ordinary drones is only 12 liters; the second is the large amount of spraying, ordinary drones spray 12 liters per minute, and this drone is 22 liters. The advancement of drone technology has improved operational efficiency and allowed large growers to taste the sweetness of technological farming.
Using a drone to spray nutrient solution is also cheap, and it only costs 7 yuan per mu of land. Shi Zhenhai said: “The use of drones saves time and labor, and reduces the cost of spring management.”
At the scene, Zhang Tao, a technician from the Plant Protection Station of Xinye County, pulled up two wheat seedlings to check the condition of the seedlings. “The wheat seedlings are growing very well. Generally, there are three to four large tillers. If the management is in place, a good harvest can be achieved.”
Zhang Tao said: “Currently, no diseases such as stripe rust and head blight have been found in the wheat seedlings in Xinye County. Once found, we will follow the requirements, find a little, control a piece, find a piece, control the whole field, so that it can be cured as soon as possible. Disease control is early in the disease.”
Shi Zhenhai said that his wheat fields have been tested with drones for prevention and control drugs to ensure good spring management and a good harvest.