The future of spraying

[Northeastfarmer]

might be handy for select spraying of weeds and black grass....

 

[exmoor dave]

might be handy for select spraying of weeds and black grass....

Going to be epic for hill farmers to get at bracken

 

[Clive]

might be handy for select spraying of weeds and black grass....

where do I sign ?

is that commercially available / legal for UK use yet ?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

where do I sign ?

is that commercially available / legal for UK use yet ?

Pretty sure it's commercially available yes....not sure about the legalities I'm afraid

 

[bobk]

Hasn't got a very big tank

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Hasn't got a very big tank

Not sure it's for spraying 2000 acres just selective control

 

[PostHarvest]

Under current regs its illegal in UK to spray anything from a drone.

 

[Steevo]

That would be awesome for spraying the weeds round the yard. Add a "green" sensor and anything green gets a dose.

Not sure what PA number it would come under....

 

[Steevo]

Hasn't got a very big tank

Neither did a Micron sprayer. If the droplets can be created in the right way you may not need to apply at 100l/ha. 10l/ha could well do....the speed that thing travels, could do plenty of tankfuls in a day. No lunch break, or interruptions from other jobs etc.

The future is very exciting.

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

Spot spraying black grass patches rather than whole fields would save the price of the thing in under a season

 

[Campani]

If it automatically keeps a record of what it has sprayed, when etc. Which automatically saves to the cloud, it could be a massive time saver in paperwork as well.

 

[Oat]

Under current regs its illegal in UK to spray anything from a drone.

Yes, I think it is illegal to drop anything from a drone, whether it is a chemical or fertiliser. The CAA are very cautious about the topic, but will follow any lead from the UK pesticide authorities

That would be awesome for spraying the weeds round the yard. Add a "green" sensor and anything green gets a dose.

Not sure what PA number it would come under....

I think it would come under PA7 (Aerial application). Apparently one of the drone services companies helped develop the specific drone parts of the course, but because it was brand new, they had to design the course and examine themselves