More and more winegrowers are using remote-controlled devices to treat their vines. Prométerre and Agroscope are following this development closely.
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Jean-Paul Forestier has been using a Valais company for three years to treat several plots using a drone.
Chantal Dervey
At the foot of a steep plot which climbs on the hillside of Corsier, Jean-Paul Forestier contemplates the funny bird which flies over its vines of chasselas, pinot and gamay. For the 3e consecutive year, the Chardonne winegrower decided to treat part of his vines using a drone. “Here, you cannot intervene with a helicopter: the road and the houses are too close. Before, I treated by hand with a 15 l bottle on the back. It’s painful, especially in this place, and I’m 58 years old… ”
