UAVs for Spraying Fruit Trees and Crops

The commercial and business applications for unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs, some call them drones, is almost limitless. Many of the farmers said they did not want the EPA snooping around their farms trying to cite them with violations. Still, those same farmers are considering using the UAVs or drones themselves to help with their farming endeavors.

Using small UAVs for crop dusting makes perfect sense and is super smart, detailed crop dusting - each tree or bush individually assessed, this means only the exact amount of chemical used and only where it is needed, everyone wins, better costs, and safer food, plus fewer crashes, crop dusting is dangerous. So you see, using drones for crop dusting is a very wise choice. Further, there will be fewer aircraft flying at low altitude, which if a crash occurred it could damage or injure something on the ground. A small UAV just won't do that much damage.

Further, it can be flown from the farmer's property himself all within the boundaries of the land they already own. Also consider this, if a farmer used GPS-GIS software and mapping system, he could keep track of everything that's going on within his property at all times. Special sensors could detect increased levels of insect activity, root rot, fungus growth, or changes in leaf color indicating more fertilizer is needed, more bacteria for the soil is warranted, or the plants are getting enough water. Imagine the power of having that information in real-time using all those high-tech sensors, that could be a new billion dollar a year industry?

This could help us increase crop yields, save money, and cut down on pesticides - all of which is of benefit to our civilization and society as we work to feed the world as we approach 10 billion people on the planet by 2100.