NTV: Drone Technology Is Spreading in Agriculture

Turkish broadcaster NTV reported on the farm drones shown at the Bursa Agriculture and Livestock Fair and farmers' growing interest in the technology, featuring comments from Berkay Dağlı of Daze Tarım. Here are the key points.

Highlights

• Drones carrying 10 to 30 litres were described as popular with farmers looking to save time and product.
• Dağlı, who continues the family farming tradition, said they had used drones on their own land for about two years and seen product savings of up to about 30%.
• According to Dağlı, a 20-litre drone can spray about 4 hectares in the time it takes to fill an 800-litre tractor sprayer.
• He noted that drones remove wheel-track losses, save fuel and labour, and eliminate the need for a second vehicle to carry water.
• Besides Balıkesir and neighbouring provinces, they had reached users in Thrace, and owners can also offer services to other farmers.
• His main advice to users: do not fly in windy weather.

Looking Back Today

The benefits mentioned in the report are still borne out in the field with much higher-capacity models such as the Agras T50, Agras T55 and Agras T70P. We expand on the wind warning in our weather guide.

Source: NTV