Unmanned Farmers Roaming Nakdong Fields in Sangju, Gyeongbuk... Significant Increase in Aerial Pesticide Application Requests from Farmers

Drone and Unmanned Aerial Helicopters Cover 180ha Last Year to 288ha This Year Across Nakdong-myeon

Farmers in Nakdong-myeon, Sangju-si, Gyeongbuk, conducting aerial pest control using drones and unmanned aerial helicopters.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Unmanned farmers(?) have appeared over the fields along the Nakdong River.

In the fields of Nakdong-myeon, Sangju-si, Gyeongbuk, one drone and three unmanned aerial helicopters completed aerial pesticide spraying over 288 hectares of rice paddies in 25 villages of Nakdong-myeon from the 19th to the 22nd, lasting four days.

Unmanned aerial pesticide spraying is a project to prevent summer pests and diseases, which has been implemented since 2020. This year, after the first spraying in July, this was the second spraying project.

The "unmanned farmers" flew over the skies of all 1,126 plots in Nakdong-myeon.

This project has been carried out since last year by applications received through Nakdong Nonghyup, and the area increased significantly from 180 hectares last year to 288 hectares this year due to a large increase in farmers' applications.

Lee Sang-yoon, head of Nakdong-myeon, said, "Nakdong-myeon has a large area of rice paddies, so aerial pesticide spraying is convenient and efficient," adding, "We hope that more farmers can enjoy the efficient technology of aerial pesticide spraying every year, and we will strive to position Nakdong-myeon as a leader in advanced agriculture in Korea."

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