Drone technology injects' smart wings' into the walnut industry
Wensu County in Xinjiang is known as the "hometown of Chinese walnuts", and its main crop, “Wen 185 walnuts", is renowned throughout the country. More than 800000 mu of walnut trees are witnessing the leap from "human back spray" to "unmanned aerial vehicle spraying pesticide". This agricultural transformation not only promotes the intelligent and green transformation of the "185 Walnut" industry, but also outlines a new picture of rural revitalization.
Recently, in the walnut planting area of over 40000 acres in Gobi New Village, Kekeya Town, unmanned aerial vehicles operated precisely along the planned route under the control of technicians. Fine mist like pesticides and foliar fertilizers evenly cover every walnut tree, bathing the leaves, branches, and green fruits in "technological nutrients". Li Ping, a large-scale farmer, looked at the efficient operation of the drone and sighed, "In the past, it took two days to manually control 45 acres of walnuts. Now, the drone can complete it in one hour, and the cost has been cut in half! Thanks to the work team's matchmaking, we have used this' new aerial farming tool '.
Gobi New Village is an important walnut production area in Wensu County, with a planting area of over 40000 acres. Due to information barriers and technological barriers, it was difficult to introduce new agricultural tools such as drones. After conducting in-depth research, the Wensu County Integrated Media Center stationed in Gobi New Village quickly transformed into a "science and technology bridesmaid", not only connecting with professional drone service teams, but also organizing technical personnel to conduct on-site surveys and tailor operation plans. The village work team leader said, "We have found that farmers are both eager for and struggling with new technologies, so we must bridge the 'last mile' and allow technological achievements to benefit the fields.
With the support of technological advancements, drones have demonstrated advantages that traditional farming cannot match. Tang Jianbo, the operator, introduced that the UAV equipped with GPS positioning and intelligent control system can spray up to 6 meters, which is four times as large as the traditional spray, and can automatically adjust the angle of the nozzle according to the height of the tree crown, so that the utilization rate of liquid medicine can be increased by 40%. The remote control mode breaks through the limitations of terrain and weather, making agricultural production fearless of wind and rain. The application of new technologies has achieved a win-win situation for all parties, and walnut growers have gained efficiency and income, while agricultural machinery farmers have also opened up new paths for increasing income.
In early summer, the vast walnut garden in Wensu County, green fruit decorated branches, green surging, harvest overture has been played. In the drone buzzing, a technology-enabled agricultural production action hot, for the “Chinese walnut township” industrial upgrading injected a strong kinetic energy. As the main producing area of Xinjiang thin-skinned walnut Wenshu County, the existing walnut planting area of 850,000 acres, mainly cultivated “185 Walnut Inshell” “Xin2 Walnut Inshell” and other fine varieties, including Hebei Huadai and a large number of leading enterprises driven by technology leadership, talent security, Industry empowerment, is gradually becoming a model to lead the development of regional agricultural characteristics, so that Wensu walnuts enjoy a global reputation.
