date:Mar 11, 2014
Thanks to a startup company, farmers are starting to use drones to dose manure and maintain watering levels, whilst scientists are getting help with their research.
The drone, developed by the start-up Airinov, can be seen at the Inra stand at the Salon d'Agriculture. A video shows a farmer using it- launching the light-weight (barely 800g) futuristic boomerang as if it were a paper plane.
Using GPS, the drone flies over crops (following a predefined route) and takes readings, of chlorophy