Drone's-Eye View

Aerobotics Brings Technological Edge to Agriculture

- TERESA SCHIFFER

THERE IS A NEW technology being deployed by farmers across the country to aid in monitoring and managing the farmland. Welcome to the 21st century, where flying drones scope out the landscape, equipped with special sensors for collecting pertinent data, relaying information and delivering targeted payloads of pesticide and fertilizer. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also called drones, are becoming more widely used in the agricultural world as an effective tool for a variety of management tasks.

Drones are being utilized for many purposes on farms including monitoring, crop spraying, planting, irrigation, health assessment, and soil analysis. Farmers may purchase and operate their own drones, adhering to any local regulations that are relevant, or they can opt to hire a company such as Aerobotics to operate the drones on their behalf and deliver the data collected.