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Don’t wineries need to apply pesticides to their orchards?

I would gather that some of the pesticide-applying-drones, from a few Chinese drone manufacturers, might be useful to them.

Is this something you can pivot to?

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Sure, there are plans you need to adhere to, so you can get quality you need (and you need to keep records of what, when and how much you spray and calculate if you are within limit, depending on country and form of agriculture practice you adhere to). This is already in the app.

Drones for spraying is buzzword for past few years, but it isn't going to work for many different reasons both technical and legislative. At the end the act of spraying is not pain point for vineyards: the current technology is dependable, easy and proven. (Speaking as a certified farmer)

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