ROGA Drone wants to swoop onto the crop spray market with an autonomous UAV
Restrictions to within nine kilometres of an ‘aerodrome’ affect much of agricultural Manitoba
Uses can include evaluating plant stands, crop scouting and locating and counting livestock
The country seeks to plug its shortage in rural labour with technology solutions
The existing technology can detect variation in a field, but not why that variation exists
Two Manitoba companies are major players in the new venture
Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association looks to complement its Green Gold central testing program with drone data
Farmers will need an operating permit
Dan Mazier agrees safety is important, but in wide-open rural areas Transport Canada’s regulations need to be flexible enough to reflect the reduced risk of flight mishaps
Drones offer farmers a number of options in monitoring fields but it still doesn’t beat boots on the ground
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