Aerial Spraying
Drones streamline operations in the agriculture industry.
The agriculture industry faces continual changes in crops, weather, disease and pests. Aerial spraying helps manage these challenges, and drones are delivering more accurate and cost-effective spraying solutions for agriculture operations of all sizes.
What is Aerial Spraying?
Aerial spraying is one of the most common methods for dispersing pest and disease treatments in agriculture and farming. Traditionally, aerial spraying was performed with the use of light aeroplanes or helicopters, but drone technology has revolutionised crop management and spraying. Using specialised spraying drones, an operator can remotely control drones to deliver disease control, pesticides, fertiliser and other treatments to all crops.
Aerial drone spraying offers improved:
- Cost-effectiveness. Without the need for full-size aeroplanes, drone crop spraying is a quick and cost-effective way of protecting your farm.
- Disease and pest control. Deliver treatments exactly where they’re needed to protect vulnerable crops.
- Increased crop production. Improve production and reduce waste with tailored drone spraying solutions.
How Aerial Spraying Works
Drones have advanced rapidly, and the agriculture industry is taking full advantage of the technology. Aerial spraying drones are specifically designed for spraying and spreading chemicals and are fitted with liquid storage tanks and spraying nozzles that can carry and disperse liquids like pesticides and disease treatments. They can also be fitted with spreaders which will evenly spread granular chemicals. While commercial drones carry lower volumes of spraying liquids than larger aircraft, their simple operation and affordability results in a more cost-effective and accurate process overall. Drones also provide a much safer application method for difficult terrain or in areas helicopters cannot safely operate.
Aerial Spraying and the Agriculture Industry
Aerial spraying has been used for decades in the agriculture industry. Controlling pests, disease and crop health using aerial spraying drones combines seamlessly with other agricultural drone technology. Integrated with crop mapping and monitoring technologies, aerial drone spraying delivers accurate treatment of crops to maximise their yield and prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
In Australia, all operators carrying out aerial drone spraying are required to be licensed by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the relevant State Government department. Advanced Aerial Solutions’ drone operators are fully certified to undertake all aerial spraying operations.
Benefits of Aerial Spraying
Incorporating aerial drone spraying offers major efficiencies to agricultural operations of all sizes. Aerial drone spraying provides a few major benefits:
- Unobtrusive – no soil disturbance or compaction
- No transfer of noxious weeds
- No crops lost due to heavy machinery
- Precise dispersal and targeting
- Cost-effective and efficient applications
- Reduced spray drift
- Difficult areas can be accessed easily
- Can be utilised when the ground is muddy or not suitable for vehicles
Drone spraying is an excellent solution for large operations or farms that include difficult terrain, such as wineries and tree farms.
Contact Advanced Aerial Solutions for Aerial Spraying Services
Aerial spraying using UAVs is a simple and cost-effective solution for all farming and agriculture applications. With the use of specialised drones, the certified operators at Advanced Aerial Solutions can help manage your crops, improve crop health and deliver greater yields. Contact us today for more information or if you would like the Advanced Aerial Solutions team to tailor an aerial spraying solution for you.
Agriculture drones are used by farmers to inspect crops and livestock, gather environmental data, plant seeds, transport fruit from fields to storage sheds and spray herbicides and fertilisers.
Spraying fertilisers and herbicides is one of the most common uses of drones in agriculture. But drones can also be used for watering, spreading seeds, feeding animals and spraying herbicides.
Depending on the type of drone being used, how much liquid it is carrying and the application rate of the chemical, agricultural spraying drones may be able to cover up to 40 hectares of crops per day.
Drone spraying is highly effective and cost-efficient. Drones can accurately target crops that require treatment, and the downdraft from rotors reduces drift.
Commercial agriculture drones are capable of carrying payloads of up to 20kg, making them ideal for carrying liquid treatments like pesticides, fertilisers and herbicides.
Monitor Crops & Progress
Our drones deliver the best, non-invasive method of capturing crisp images. These enable you to monitor your crops and inspect irrigation equipment on an hourly, daily or weekly basis, and you can take critical action as it’s required.
Create better crop health
This crisp imaging will also allow you to access a detailed view of your land and crops that cannot be seen by the naked eye. In turn, this enables you to enjoy better crop health and greater productivity, leading to better crop health.
Efficient Crop Spraying & Fertilisation
Imaging using drones offers so many different benefits. Apart from providing you with valuable plant and environmental data, drones are ideal for significantly more efficient crop spraying. Eliminate costly, labour-intensive manual crop spraying and dusting. Use drones to spray and fertilise your crops, adding valuable time to your day.
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