farmerm
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both of these,....
Angora goats... I think they are supposed to be on the left of the fence though..
I think the drones have infantry support too...
Usage and interest in drones within farming
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both of these,....
Angora goats... I think they are supposed to be on the left of the fence though..
I think the drones have infantry support too...
You are about 5 years too late. Everyone has jumped on the NDVI marketHi and thanks in advance
I wanted to get thoughts and opinions from people for usage of drones and the kind of information you can get.
Searching on the forums i see that there is some interest in drone counting livestock for example and people mentioning apps like Skippy (to scout your field), but i've not seen anyone mention things like using drones to spray fields and what are your thoughts on drones like that. If it's something that interests people or seen as a viable tool that people may add to their toolbox.
But i'm also curious on peoples thoughts on data such as NDVI images of their fields and if data like this is even useful to you. Yes with drones you can fly around and visually see your fields with a traditional camera. But with NDVI images it uses a multispectrual camera to take near-infrared images of your field as a drone flies over, then some processing involved to make sense of the image. The output being the image below.
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Where healthier plants reflect more infrared light and unhealthier and stressed plants doing the opposite, you'd be able to see problem areas a bit clearer and review the data year over year to check for patterns. From what I've been able to see, this looks to be more popular in counties like the US but not really seeing anything in the UK. I was wondering why is that? is that from lack of knowing about it or is it not as useful or just lack of people doing this since the cameras are a bit pricey.
I know that this isnt going to replace crop walking but i would imagine it being something that can be done once a month or longer, to get quantifiable and visual data on crops to identify problem areas.
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- Yorkshire
I have actually used my drone for exactly this!
serf
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- warwickshire
Are the drones any use for rounding sheep up and driving them into pens in fields ?
Devil's advocate
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I agree DJ drones have some super systems working at home in China but also around the world. Can even survey the job with a cheap scout drone & then follow up with heavy spraying drone.
Illegal here though
Kernowkid
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I’ve used mine for checking to see if any on their backs or even water troughs but not for moving them.
Would be handy if you wanted them to go the right way out of a gate though I’d of said. Hover the drone on the other side of the road or lane and push them out with a dog.
I’ve seen nz farmers mustering cows on a hill with them. Looked like it worked well
JohnGalway
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I have a Mavic 2, in my experience no. Twice I've had sheep knock my drone out of the air. After the laughing subsides I usually say how & why. Sheep get used to them. Then they do as sheep do and ignore the drone, so you go lower, creep in towards them etc. Then they do more sheepy stuff like lying down. Seeing as your drone can't nip them it's f**k all use at that stage. GOOD for checking around, I've found sheep with maggots, sheep caught in fences, sheep in difficulty lambing, and of course escapees, but not good for regular driving of sheep. They'll run like hell for the first few weeks but after that it's slow as you like and a big
