Drones Providing New Perspective For Agriculture Industry
LETHBRIDGE – Drones are giving farmers a never before seen look at their property.
The use of this technology is not mainstream yet, but more and more farmers are getting on board, especially those that are more tech savvy.
Owner of JZAerial Inc. in Calgary, Jan Zalud, says the drones provide a new perspective, “For farmers, when they do their field scouting, they can’t cover nearly all the field, especially if you’re talking a quarter section or something large, and a lot of them might not have an idea what’s going on in the middle of the field for example. With drone technology you can now use that to get out into these hard to access areas in a non-destructive manner and see what’s going on.”
He adds that drones on the farm can also be used for more sophisticated applications such as identifying weed pressures, detecting issues with irrigation systems, and helping in the early detection of diseases.