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Re:Agricultural drones are transforming rice farming in the ... by IG_Semmelweiss on Thursday June 20, 2024 @07:46AM (#40737554)
History is also replete with droughts that killed millions of people

We are in 2025. We have plastics.

Anyway thats nit my question. My question was simple: how is is that continued, ongoing drone expense -into perpetutity- was cheaper than a one-time investment in irrigation system which can be used for water, pesticide, and even fertilizer?

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Re:Agricultural drones are transforming rice farming in the ... by stef25 on Thursday June 20, 2024 @09:18AM (#40738456)
> We are in 2025
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Re:Agricultural drones are transforming rice farming in the ... by tntxtnt on Thursday June 20, 2024 @12:20PM (#40740424)
Irrigation pipes have tiny holes which can be blocked by calcium deposit in hard water. You'll need filters, a lot of filters in order to operate them, and the filters needd to change for like every year or so, so it's not a one-time investment.
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