Drones to spy on weeds

Gregor Heard
July 16 2020 - 3:00pm
UWA student Justina Serrano with her supervisor Nik Callow and a drone used to take aerial imagery of ryegrass.
UWA student Justina Serrano with her supervisor Nik Callow and a drone used to take aerial imagery of ryegrass.

RESEARCHERS at the University of Western Australia (UWA) are using Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), known to many as drones, to help combat early weeds in wheat crops.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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