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$15,000 drone allows Bonneville County Noxious Weeds department to spray faster in difficult areas
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AMMON – The Bonneville County Noxious Weeds department and county commissioners were at the 1st Street gravel pit in Ammon Thursday morning to show off their new DJI Agras T10 Agriculture Drone.
The noxious weeds department purchased the $15,000 drone last fall and started using it in the weed spraying operation about three months ago.
Superintendent Jud Elkington tells EastIdahoNews.com the drone is one of several methods they use to spray weeds, and it’s allowed them to save time and spray in places they otherwise wouldn’t be able to.
“A lot of times in gravel pits, we’ve struggled getting weeds on top of mounds or even higher just because of the loose gravel. The only way we’ve been able to spray them in the past is to hike (on top of them) and bring a long hose with us,” Elkingston says. “We can pull the drone out and spray them in 15 minutes.”
See the drone in action in the video above.
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