Views: 56 Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2023-04-25 Origin: Site
Over his farm in the Canadian state of Saskatchewan, Terry Aberhart has seen agricultural drones test technology that may one day revolutionize weeding for the past three years.
The agricultural drones, developed by the firm Precision AI, are equipped with an artificial intelligence system that allows them to locate, recognize, and eliminate weeds without dousing the entire crop in pesticides.
There is enormous cost waste as a result of the traditional "spray it all" strategy. Aberhart spent about $1 million, or $745k in U.S. money, on herbicides in 2022 alone to save the wheat, canola, and pulses that were flourishing on a portion of grassland larger than Manhattan.
Innovation was sped up by improvements in artificial intelligence, severe labor shortages, and rising customer demand for food that was produced ethically and sustainably.
Drones reduce collateral damage in contrast to high-tech ground robots and conventional spraying tractors, which trample over anything in their path and compress the soil. That may enable farmers to produce more on the same amount of land, which is excellent news in a world where, according to a 2019 research, at least 50% more food would be required by 2050 to feed an expanding population.
