Hereford Times - 7th January 2016 - Page 98
Hereford Times - 7th January 2016 - Page 98
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| Date of Publication | 7th January 2016 |
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; I I ‘1 98 THE HEREFORD TIMES Thursday, January 7,2016 herefordtimes.com iEARIVIING MATTERS ‘ Helpfrne reallytaking off FROM PAGE 97 a lot oi mone3 ” said Ed- uard. who also knows of one farmer who uses a small drone to check over his sheep flock. “You need to make sure that everything within 50 metres is under control. It's common sense really,“ added Edward. :1 qualified and Civil Aviation Author- ity permitted drone opera- tor who can boast a 50~page CAA operations manual. ”It‘s really great fun but you have to always be 7133 are of the tisks do pie flights checks 1nd sur3e3 the area betote 3011 take 011 he added. Edward‘s drone can fly up to five miles. at speeds of up to 50mph, making light work of capturing most county farms. although the drone has to be kept within sight and away from peo- ple pit can easil3 ca113 a small camera Others are being used to deposit bugs and for crop 33 alking anti bigger drones are being used to apply spra3s reducing soil im paction from 119333 trac tors. A BASIS course tailored for drone operators work- ing 331th farmers and agronomists is now avail . .1 3 t s 4;: “N Edward Deacon’s DJI Inspire 1 drone ready for lift-off and action able at Harper Adams Uni- versity, for those working in areas such as 3D terrain mapping, crop height as sessment 3eed detection, drainage assessment c1 op statistic evaluations and c1 op protection. The course, which runs on January 19 and March 8. is an introduction to basic aspects of the agricultural sector to enable the above to take place, providing candidates with the neces- sary level of knowledge. The University also host- ed its third Drones for Farming conference in November last year run by the Unmanned Aerial Systems Special Interest Group (UASSIG). The membership group focuses on the application of unmanned aerial sys- tems in agriculture and is supported by the univer- sity’ 3 National Centre for Precision Farming (NCPF) and founder member UR. SULA Agriculture. Dr Richard Green, aca demic lead for the NCPF UAV Special Interest Group, said. “Much of the debate centred on the ex- citing opportunities small lightweight multi and hy- per- spectral cameras offer for detecting and mapping numeious pests and dis- eases. “It is clear that drone technology has really been taken to heart by the more forward looking members of the agricultural com» munity.” Research Assistant at Harper Adams Jonathan Gill, who is also a quali- fied drone pilot, said: “The agronomic costs of these systems are coming down a lot. The 1mp01tant thing to know is drone imagery will not solve problems. It’s a tool for additional in formation to allow better judgement and decisions to be made. “Last year on Countryfile they used Precision Hawk to look at Blackgrass A wheat field was sprayed off to kill everything but only a quarter of the field was infected. Precision spray could have done the same thing and saved costs. “You could also run a thermal scanner over a field to see if it’s the right temperature for planting and at this time of year you can look at quantifying areas that are flooded. “Basically it allows an agronomist or trained farmer to understand more about their land ” JD 3220 2006 3260 ”\‘s 525- 56 2009 6430 HRS £24,250 536 - 60 2010 4624 HRS £27,000 536 - 60 2011 6323 HRS £26,500 536 - 60 2009 5688 HRS £26,000 536 - 60 2008 7552 HRS £18,500 526 - 56 2014 541 HRS £41,250 526 - 56 2011 3175 HRS £28,000 .x. MF DEMO UNIT 9205 150 HRS 2.2T TO 5.2M £35,000 HRS £22, 590 303111 PO )3.- WEH HARHBW & DISC DHILL £12950 £10,500 ZAM 3600 ULTRA HYD DRIVE £10,500 FANTASTIC CONDITION TM 3108 TM 3103 TM 3105 531 - 70 531 - 70 628 2007 7206 HRS £18,900 412 SHOVEL 2004 5760 HRS £27,000 2012 3063 HRS £36,950 2010 3100 HRS DUE IN 2008 5962 HRS £28,500 EX DEMO POA 2008 6030 HRS £25,000 531 - 70 2012 1674 HRS £37,000 |
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