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Are UAVs the answer to seeding in wetlands, saline seeps?

Sue Roesler
May 7, 2021
May 7, 2021 Updated May 8, 2021

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The MR Dauntless UAV is shown here in flight. It will carry the HNO Aerial Spreader as it flies over the plots.

The HNO Aerial Spreader is shown here seeding cover crops on wildfire-burnt ground.

John Nowatzki, NDSU ag machines specialist, at right, demonstrates UAVs in ag at field days. In the future, the new Aerial Spreader and MR UAVs may be demonstrated to producers during a field day.

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Sue Roesler

North Dakota State University is collaborating with Mobile Recon (MR) Systems and HNO (Hamilton Native Outpost) Aerial Spreader on a venture to seed cover crops with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), especially in small areas that are difficult to seed with a tractor – such as in a saline seep or wetland.

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