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XAG launches its Polar V40 bi-copter agriculture drone in China

Josh Spires - Dec. 15th 2020 8:32 am PT @JoshSpires_

Agriculture drone and robot manufacturer XAG has announced its latest drone, the V40 2021, with a brand-new modular design. The drone replaces the usual quadcopter design with two rotors that keep the drone stable and force the payload to be applied to the fields below.

Drones to help Aussie farmers reduce chemical, water usage

Josh Spires - Aug. 19th 2020 8:34 am PT @JoshSpires_

Australia Agriculture XAG

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XAG drones will be helping Aussie farmers to reduce chemical and water usage after a tough three farming seasons hit by bushfires, droughts, and COVID. The drones will be used to map hard to reach locations and drop seeds to restore empty fields.

A rice-planting drone is coming to China

Sean Captain - May. 27th 2020 12:03 pm PT @seancaptain

Drones for good Agriculture XAG

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China’s rural population is diminishing and aging as young people move to the cities for better opportunities. That leaves a potential labor shortage for traditional agriculture such as rice planting. Now drone maker XAG claims it has a solution.

XAG drones are replanting areas damaged in Australia bushfires

Josh Spires - May. 13th 2020 9:18 am PT @JoshSpires_

Australia Wildfire XAG

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Drones are coming in to help fight the effects from the wildfires that destroyed a large amount of land in Australia earlier this year. XAG has joined forces with the country’s Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELPW) and Heytesbury District Landcare Network (HDLN) to create the first post-fire drone seeding operation in Victoria, Australia.