Horticultural Crops
Horticultural crops whether vegetables, soft fruit, or orchards,are high-value and highly sensitive to variability, disease, and timing. Protecting quality and meeting market specifications requires constant visibility and rapid, precise intervention. FarmingByDrone provides both.
Using high-resolution and multispectral imaging, we monitor crop health at a detailed level, identifying early signs of stress, disease, pest pressure, and irrigation issues. From uneven growth in field vegetables to subtle canopy changes in orchards or soft fruit, our data highlights problems early, reducing the risk of crop loss and rejected produce.
When action is required, our drone spraying service enables ultra-targeted application of crop protection products and nutrients. This ensures accurate coverage within dense canopies and across sensitive crops, while significantly reducing chemical use and residue risk. It also minimises the need for manual labour or machinery passes, protecting delicate crops from damage.
Drones can operate quickly across multiple sites and in tight weather windows, ensuring treatments are applied exactly when needed.
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Scouting & Mapping
Drone based Insight & Analysis:
- High-resolution monitoring of crop health and disease
- Spot issues early
- Rapidly identify and map issues precisely
- Variable crop health mapping (NDVI/NDRE)
- Irrigation and water stress mapping
- Reduce labour-intensive scouting
- Minimising need for blanket application
- Map precision targeted application
Seeding & Spreading
Drone Based Spraying, Seeding & Application:
- Precision targeted application and ultra-precise spraying in high-value crops
- Targeted nutrient or treatment application reduces costs
- Reduced chemical residues through targeted use
- Improved coverage in orchards and dense canopies from enhanced drone vortex spraying
- Can be used on steep terrain such as hillside vineyards
Cleaning & Shading
Drone Based Cleaning & Shading:
- Precision application and removal of shading agents
- Uniform application
- Precision cleaning of glass to optimise light transition
- Overcomes access challenges and working at height risks
- Fast, efficient and cost effective
Commercial impact
- Lower costs, higher yields and improved margins
- Reduce input costs (fertiliser, chemicals)
- Reduced cultivation costs in diesel and less cultivation soil compaction and crop loss
- Higher yield and consistency
- Improved crop quality premiums
- Protect premium crop value
- Reduce labour-intensive scouting and spraying
- Increase marketable yield
