Plant protection drone flight prevention technology helps stabilize agricultural production

In order to comprehensively carry out the green plant protection work for cotton, Ruoqiang County adheres to the prevention and control strategy of “prevention first, proactive attack, unified prevention and control, and comprehensive coverage”, vigorously promotes drone plant protection “smart agricultural machinery”, and enables drones to “fly” to the fields and become good “plant protection personnel”, ensuring that diseases are contained in the germination state.

Recently, over the cotton fields in Tashisayi Village, Washixia Town, Ruoqiang County, accompanied by the sound of rotor rotation, a drone rose into the air under the operation of staff, and misty chemicals scattered in the cotton fields with the airflow. Compared to the traditional manual fertilization mode, drone spraying not only improves work efficiency, but also generates downward airflow during flight, making the spraying more uniform and significantly improving the effectiveness.

Previously, it took two days for a person to spray medicine manually under the scorching sun, but now it only takes a few hours to complete, saving us a lot of capital and labor costs. “said Xie Xiaolong, the director of the planting base of Xinjiang Qiangdu Jujube Industry Co., Ltd.

By using drones to control cotton diseases and pests, it can not only reduce pesticide use and environmental pollution, but also greatly improve prevention and control efficiency and reduce the labor intensity of cotton farmers. It fundamentally protects the ecological environment of farmland, ensures the quality and safety of agricultural products, and ensures the high yield and harvest of cotton.

Hu Dejiang, the person in charge of the Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Development Center in Washixia Town, Ruoqiang County, introduced: “A drone can complete the spraying task of 500 acres of cotton fields in one day, and the effective utilization rate of pesticides can reach over 85%. According to calculations, it can save 30% of pesticides and 40% of water compared to tractor or manual operations, saving 15 yuan in pesticide costs per mu. At the same time, the drone can make the back of leaves and stems of plants fully coated with pesticides, effectively improving the insecticidal effect.

In addition, Washixia Town, Ruoqiang County actively mobilized the staff of the Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Development Center, village cadres, and the “Visiting and Benefiting Gathering” village work team to go deep into the fields and provide scientific guidance for cotton farmers in various work such as watering, fertilizing, disease and pest control based on different planting varieties and modes, providing technical support for cotton production and income increase.

With the continuous improvement and growth of modern characteristic agriculture, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) plant protection operations have been widely promoted and applied in Washixia Town, Ruoqiang County. The busy figure of farmers in the fields is gradually decreasing, and the scene of drone and various types of machinery operating is increasing. Technology has made more and more farmers become “new farmers”.