sledneck__11
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Soon a xouple at the farm show cheapest was 40grand but most were around the 80
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snopro
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CP and CN rail talking strike again. Good news once again for Canadas reputation as a reliable grain exporter
handyandy
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Same here. Now if the forcast is right we won't get back in the field until may 10th or later
Despite not being able to seed atm I’m sure there is a lot of happy farmers out that way judging from the giant green blob on weather network . Family in ft Macleod and Drumheller are happy farmers today . They were going hard over the last few days with the rain predicted
snopro
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Yes rain is extremely welcomed but the wind can F off. Shingles everywhere
SnowJunkie82
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I had a Agras T30 and now have T40. Haven’t done much with the T40 besides spread some grass seed. There could be a place for these spot spraying wild oats after flying a scouting drone, but I don’t think they are a replacement for the high clearance sprayer quite yet.
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We are getting a nice soaking here in Ft Macleod
jhurkot
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Have you used it to spray hoppers? Maybe we are going to get so much rain you won’t have to.
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MP Kid
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Yet…
But as with all tech, as the price comes down, you will own a whole fleet of them.
Imagine… a legion of Tie Fighters cycling back to a Star Destroyer during a battle.
How quick could 1000 drones knock off some acres…??
I think I’ve talked about this before
snopro
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Wise beyond your years you are!
SnowJunkie82
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Right now in Canada the are no chemicals registered for drone use. But I may know a guy who used a T30 a whole lot to spray hoppers in the ditches and right of ways where a conventional sprayer wouldn’t reach. I also hear they are great for spraying bugs around yards.
ABMax24
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That's frustrating, and doing some reading the justifications don't make sense as to why drones can't be used for spraying.
As @MP Kid has already said, my belief is the next revolution in agriculture is not bigger and larger equipment, it's small, cheap, autonomous or semi-autonomous equipment that does the work with tens of pieces of equipment at a time. Drones would be the first logical proof of that, where a fleet of 5 or so aerial drones could replace a traditional sprayer for half the cost, with application flexibility that can't be realized with a traditional sprayer.
SnowJunkie82
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I partially agree. The huge capital cost associated with modern agriculture and its equipment is staggering. This is one of the primary reasons why multiple smaller units look attractive.
Autonomous technology is in most modern equipment already. Our seeding unit (case quad trac and borgault drill) will make the turns at the end of the field, lift, lower, turn seed and fertilizer on/off all without operator input. The operator is really along for the ride 95% of the time. The other 5% could be very difficult to fully automate. Things like moving the unit from field to field, unnoticed exclusion areas (mud holes, washes, etc.), plugs, equipment issues. Until technology can catch, compensate and correct this pieces an operator will be required.
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snopro
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Yeah my cousin lives 3 miles as the crow flies NW of me and he does the weather data for environment Canada. He registered 101mph wind gusts and recorded about 72mm rain at his place. Wind sure raised hell in the area as tipped a couple bins I guess and did damage to buildings. Rain was welcome though. Other than standing water in the fields in low spots it soaked in great.
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