The drone mapped out the steel cables above the garden.

Published Apr 9, 2026

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In the village of Heiningen, located in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands, a large drone was used to install a protective covering over a cherry orchard. The drone

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In the village of Heiningen, located in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands, a large drone was used to install protective covering over a cherry orchard. The drone managed to stretch steel cables over the area in half a day, a task that previously took farmers several days to complete manually. This is reported by Nieuwe Oogst. Farmer Harry de Schutter noted that previously the cables were pulled using ropes row by row, which took several days. Now the drone performs this volume of work in half a day. A representative of the company FruitSecurity Holland, Herman van Nifterik, explained that this technology allows the use of only 20 or 30 percent of the time compared to manual labor. "Instead of throwing ropes and walking on foot, the drone flies over the row in one pass and pulls the cable behind it. This significantly saves labor, which is becoming more expensive, so such solutions are becoming increasingly interesting," said Herman van Nifterik. According to ...

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