Drones are the eyes in the sky for farmers, the future of agriculture

#drones #UAV #pesticides #fertilisers Drones or UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) have proved their worth in innumerable wars of the last decade and are gradually finding acceptance in civil lives - in the opinion of farmers, these drones could soon become indispensable as a farming equipment to agriculture and occupy a position alongside the tractor and combine harvester. This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 27 February 2015.
The Federal Aviation Administration is seized of the problems and has recently released new rules that would be governing the use of drones. Therefore, farmers, who view drones as a method of getting a birds-eye view of their fields so as to monitor crops accordingly would be able to pinpoint areas that would require fertilizer and pesticides.
Incidentally, commercial use of drones is still not approved but many farmers have begun to use them over their property. To them, an eye in the sky can be a great help for the farmer to assess more accurately the needs of the farm and its crops.
An example is the X8M drone – it has the ability to not just fly over a large area but also detect discoloration that might not be visible to the human eye, thanks to the equipment installed in the drone. That way, pesticides can be used only in areas that require them and, in the long run, it would mean less of harmful chemicals in the world.