International

From today, crop spraying drones will be showing up to work in South African fields. This after the first commercial operation took place last week Friday, ushering in a new method for farmers to spray their crops across the country. An AGRAS MG-1P model, made by the world’s largest drone company DJI,...

THE Department of Agriculture and Livestock (DAL) intends to roll out its Agriculture in Aviation project to transport farm produce directly from the farmers to overseas markets in June next year.Project director Jerry Karl said the project was designed to provide farmers with a “guaranteed market and better price especially...

Insects that strip the leaves from trees are a major economic liability for temperate forests around the world. One such insect, the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), defoliates to the tune of $3.2 billion every year in North America. And scientists expect an increase in defoliator outbreaks due to climate change....

MIDDLEBURY — Addison County farmers have seen a rainy and consistently wet spring and summer result in a late corn harvest. Now some of those farmers are looking to the skies again — this time for help in planting a cover crop this fall. This past Tuesday and Wednesday a...

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, nope, it’s a helicopter. Access Helicopters had a three-man crew just east of Regina on Friday, using a helicopter to apply herbicide to a canola field. “Trying to help them with their weed control on their mature canola and knock down any perennial weeds...

THE sky was abuzz with the sound of low flying aviators near York recently as granular fertiliser was applied before the forecasted rains were due to hit the area. Two yellow coloured Air Tractors were in operation - skimming the trees and dropping in low over the paddocks - with...

Nairobi, Kenya - Astral Aerial Solutions, an affiliate of Astral Aviation, has sealed a deal with Japanese drone manufacturer Yamaha Motor Company to provide last mile air cargo delivery and crop spraying solutions in Kenya. The deal, sealed at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) last week,...

An exceptionally wet summer has local farmer Dick Works “cautiously” optimistic about potential harvests this fall. Farmers are not ready to turn the page on 2019, despite an array of obstacles. Low-flying crop dusters have been a common sight in Allen County in recent days. The cause for concern is...

Rural Manitobans are very familiar with the term crop dusting — spraying fields with chemicals from a small low-flying aircraft — but how about fire dusting? After years of feeling helpless watching from the sidelines as emergency crews battled grass fires and forest fires, one Manitoba company now has Canada's first-ever dual-duty aircraft. Read...

Golan Heights, Israel - An aerial application flight had a potentially tragic outcome this week as Israel's Defense Force (IDF) opened fire on a civilian Agricultural aircraft after mistaking it for an enemy aircraft. “IDF troops operating on the Golan Heights spotted a plane that they suspected of being an...