Field operations enter the era of “drones”

In Tangjiashan Camellia oleifera Cultural Park, Qiyang, Hunan Province, 7 UAVs showed their skills in nearly 10000 mu of Camellia oleifera forest. The staff remotely operated and carried out automatic spraying of specialized composite foliar fertilizer line by line and plant by plant. Compared to manual fertilization, drone fertilization can achieve full coverage, fast, accurate, and cost-effective, “the staff said.

Qiyang is the hometown of Camellia oleifera in China and a national demonstration base for the development of the Camellia oleifera industry. The existing Camellia oleifera forest covers an area of 625600 acres. In recent years, the development of the Camellia oleifera industry has been promising, and the new production and transformation of Camellia oleifera have been efficiently promoted.

Since the beginning of this year, the forestry bureau of the city has actively used modern science and technology as a means to provide solutions and solutions for oil tea enterprises and large farmers, and to assist in the high-quality development of the oil tea industry and rural revitalization.

In order to improve the site conditions of the Camellia oleifera forest, promote the growth of Camellia oleifera plants, and efficiently promote the construction of a high standard Camellia oleifera base, Qiyang vigorously promotes the implementation of the Camellia oleifera water fertilizer integration project, and builds a new 10000 mu high standard Camellia oleifera demonstration base for water fertilizer integration. Through one click control on a mobile phone, the designated automatic water fertilizer irrigation of the Camellia oleifera base is achieved, helping Camellia oleifera enterprises and large growers solve the problems of drought resistance, water conservation, and fertilizer, The construction results have attracted a large number of camellia oil tea enterprises and large growers from both inside and outside the province to come for inspection and learning.

“This year, it is the first time to try to use UAV technology to help growers automatically spray compound foliar fertilizer for camellia oleifera. It adopts account tracking management and service, and is free of charge throughout the process, which is generally welcomed by owners of camellia oleifera base.” said the relevant person in charge of Qiyang Forestry Bureau.

In recent years, the city has also focused on the “digitalization” of agriculture, making smart agriculture steadily advanced. At the same time, it has explored the introduction of 5G, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and other advanced information technologies, built a “smart agriculture cloud platform for agriculture”, and developed smart agriculture and digital agriculture.

Sanjia Village in Maozhu Town, the city has established a 100 acre smart agricultural greenhouse through the introduction of the “Agricultural Head Smart Agriculture Cloud Platform”, which can produce 4 million kilograms of seasonal vegetables annually and achieve an annual output value of over 35 million yuan. The first “experiment” of smart agriculture in Sanjia Village has made villagers feel the power of modern agricultural technology. The two green certified and pollution-free product brands “Wuxi” and “Remembering Homesickness” have also become powerful “business cards” for high-quality agricultural products in Sanjia Village.