I have been planting land all my life with my face facing the loess and my back facing the sky. I didn’t expect to be able to fertilize and apply medicine with just a little finger now! “Looking at the drone fertilizing in the distance, Wu Xingjun, a middle-aged farmer in Xinfeng Village, lamented the magic of” technology farming “.
Under the operation of technician Master Chen, the drone carrying 50 liters of fertilizer took off steadily. In a short while, it flew flat above the rice fields in Xinfeng Village and began to sprinkle fertilizer evenly. A single person could complete the fertilizer spraying operation for 150 acres of rice in about 4 hours, reducing labor costs and improving efficiency.
After the three summer months, rice in Nanxiang Town has entered a critical period of field management. In order to further improve rice yield and ensure the economic benefits of rice, the Xinfeng Village Agricultural Machinery Station has recently carried out unmanned aerial vehicle fertilization operations for rice. Meng Yuming, an agricultural cadre from Xinfeng Village, introduced, “In previous years, we had to organize agricultural cadres from each village to carry buckets to the fields to apply medicine and fertilizer. The traditional method of top dressing was very difficult, and coupled with the hot weather, people couldn’t eat it in a short time. Therefore, we had to take advantage of the low temperature after dark or dark to go out, which resulted in lower work efficiency.
This year, there are a total of 1055 acres of rice in Nanxiang Town, mainly concentrated in Xinfeng Village. Originally, 20 people took turns to apply medicine or fertilizer, resulting in a long time and low efficiency of manual backpack fertilization. This year, Xinfeng Village has adopted drone operation for the first time, and it is expected to complete fertilization on 300 acres of land in one day. With the help of advanced navigation operating systems, technicians only need to select the range of operations required based on the punctuation box on their mobile phones, and the drone will independently plan the optimal path based on its location. Compared to traditional manual operation methods, drones have advantages such as uniform spraying, good atomization effect, and being not limited by the growth and terrain of the work.
Every time the drone flies at a height of about 4 meters, it not only ensures the atomization of fertilizer, but also reduces the impact of natural wind on fertilizer. “Master Chen, the drone operator, said,” We have a drone driver’s license and strictly follow the safety standards and specifications of drone driving every time. “Meng Yuming said that to ensure the safety of fertilization and pesticide operation, the drone will prepare in advance and pay attention to weather changes before operation. Especially during the operation process, if the wind suddenly increases and exceeds level three, fertilization should be suspended to avoid the drift of the medicine and affect the safety of surrounding plants and drones. If an obstacle appears on the drone’s path, the drone will automatically detour and plan the route it needs to fly.
Drone fertilization and pesticide application is one of the measures taken by Nanxiang Town to actively explore the development model of smart agriculture. In recent years, Nanxiang Town has vigorously popularized and promoted scientific and technological planting methods, improved the modernization level and production efficiency of agricultural production, actively promoted stable production and income increase for farmers, and assisted in rural revitalization.
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