Processing fields with the help of agrodrones can reduce the consumption of plant protection products by 30% compared to the traditional technology - the use of self-propelled sprayers. At the same time, the target yield and the effectiveness of the use of plant protection products are maintained, the to the press service of the agricultural holding "STEPPE".
Quadcopters operate using ultra-low-volume application technology: when spraying, a fog is created from the PPP working solution, which, due to aerodynamic forces and vortex air movement, processes crops more efficiently, including shedding the leaf from the back.
With this method, the active substance is consumed more efficiently, and its losses are also minimized. In the case of traditional spraying, heavy droplets are formed that can flow down the leaf to the ground without creating a full protective film on the leaf.
Steppe AgroHolding is one of the industry leaders, also due to the fact that it successfully applies modern technologies, tests various innovative solutions and scales up the most effective of them in production practice. The use of agricultural drones is one of such successful practices that the agricultural holding has been successfully using in the production process for several years now. Now there are several divisions of agricultural drones in the STEPPE park. They are used not only to treat fields with plant protection products, but also to monitor fields, control the state of crops, create three-dimensional field maps, etc. We are always on the lookout for new technologies.”
Andrey Neduzhko, General Director of the agricultural holding "STEP"
When using agricultural drones, the consumption of water used to prepare the working solution of plant protection products before use is reduced by 25 times. The need for the use of auxiliary equipment - tankers is reduced, which also reduces additional costs.
In addition, agrocopters do not leave a technical track and generally help to reduce soil compaction. Drones are often the only way to handle high crops, due to the lack of clearance of self-propelled sprayers or the lack of the possibility of using aviation.
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