Amid the diverse challenges presently confronting the sugar industry, the National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) explores harnessing the latest technology in helping farmers in their farm operations, during a presentation at the NFSP Social Hall in Bacolod City last Friday, July 3, 2020.
Amid the diverse challenges presently confronting the sugar industry, the National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) explores harnessing the latest technology in helping farmers in their farm operations, during a presentation at the NFSP Social Hall in Bacolod City last Friday, July 3, 2020.
I invited resource persons to speak before the presidents of NFSP-affiliated planters associations in Negros about the use of drones in fertilization and crop protection. Presidents of our more than 10 Negros-based planters association members attended. The use of drones in the application of foliar fertilizer and herbicides is a promising alternative in the face of manpower shortage in the farm, disclosed NFSP President Enrique D. Rojas.
Rene Imperial of the DC Cruz group of companies demonstrated via a video presentation that drones can apply fertilizer and herbicides faster, more consistently and more economically than the traditional manual or mechanical spraying method.
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