For the first time, Xiangwao UAV seeding was realized

At the live broadcast site of Naxinton Shanuo in Nanmiao Village, Miaozhen, Shangsi County, Fangchenggang City, a drone operated by professionals took off from the ridge of fields and flew over the flat fields to evenly spread the rice seeds carried in the field in an orderly manner

Technicians operate drones to seed glutinous seeds. Guangxi News network reporter Wei Shixian

Glutinous rice planting does not need seedlings, drones to help. This is Shangsi County’s first exploration of using science and technology to empower modern agricultural cultivation.

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) rice direct seeding technology is a cultivation method that directly scatters seed precision in the field without seedling cultivation and transplanting. This way eliminates the artificial seedling, transplanting links, greatly saving manpower and material resources, and realizing cost-saving and efficiency.

The fragrant glutinous base in Shangsi County has basically finished sowing. (Aerial photo taken by drone) by Wei Shixian, correspondent of Guangxi News Network

Baojia ‘ai, senior agronomist of Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Shangsi County, introduced that this is the first time to realize the planting of fragrant glutinous by drone in Shangsi County. The planting area of fragrant glutinous in the whole base is about 1600 mu, and the planting has been basically completed. The next pest control will continue to use UAV flying spray technology to realize the mechanization of waxen production. Shangsi County Agriculture and Rural Bureau fragrant glutinous cultivation technology research and development expert team will go all out to do a good job in the corresponding technical guidance services, help Shangsi fragrant glutinous industry high-quality development.