Farmers and miners in Ivory Coast are embracing the use of drones for light work. Until recently, stock checks and growth reports are done on foot. But now, this is done in record time. Thanks to these equipment manufactured by Ivory Coast drone. Continue reading
Category Archives: Agriculture
Drones Scour Oyster Bay Waters for Pollution
Robots are flying over the massive Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor watershed. That’s because heat-seeking drones are hovering over the waterways in search of any pollutants lurking in the water. Continue reading
XAG ‘s Rice Seeding Drone to Mitigate Labour Shortage
XAG Drone JetSeed Module Conducts Direct Seeding on Rice Paddy
With the farming population decreasing and growing older, the global food system now faces great uncertainty. To overhaul the labour-intensive rice farming industry, XAG is scaling up drone applications in China that enable night-time seeding at peak period. Continue reading
Using Drones and AI to Track Cattle Health
Scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Amarillo, are testing different technologies that could make caring for animals easier. Continue reading
Using UAS to Monitor Ducks and Nesting Behaviour
A University of North Dakota graduate student and his adviser are using drones to find duck nests and monitor the behaviour of nesting ducks in the Missouri Coteau country of central North Dakota. Continue reading
Drones to Plant 40,000 Trees a Month in Canada
On land north of Toronto that previously burned in a wildfire, drones are hovering over fields and firing seed pods into the ground, planting native pine and spruce trees to help restore habitat for birds. Flash Forest, the Canadian startup behind the project, plans to use its technology to plant 40,000 trees in the area this month. Continue reading
XAG Deploys Drones to Seed Burned Land for Australian Fire Recovery
XAG Drone Seeding to Help Vegetation Regeneration in Australia
In a collective effort to restore Australia from wildfire devastation, XAG has joined the first-ever post-fire drone seeding operation on Lake Cobrico, Victoria. This project was funded by Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and managed by Heytesbury District Landcare Network (HDLN). Continue reading
Delair and BASF to Collaborate on Agricultural Research
BASF and Delair, a global provider of end-to-end visual data management solutions for enterprises, have announced their collaboration to scale up BASF’s research and development projects for seeds, traits and crop protection. Continue reading