一個(gè)年輕棉農(nóng)的夢想

孫朝嵐

楊皓然是新疆北部主要的棉花產(chǎn)區(qū)的一名“90后”技術(shù)工人。該產(chǎn)區(qū)棉田面積約為1167平方公里，他用無人機(jī)代替拖拉機(jī)在棉花和小麥田里噴灑肥料和農(nóng)藥。

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Yang Haoran was born into a family ofcotton farmers and spent his childhood playingin the cotton fields. He witnessed how hard hisparents had to work using traditional farmingmethods， as well as how automation hasboosted productivity and saved labor.

After he finished university， Yang returnedto his hometown to become a cotton farmer himself. However， his experience hasbeen very different from his parents and grandparents： he manages over 200，000 squaremeters of cotton fields and always seeks new ways to improve efficiency through technologicalinnovations.

In 2018， he saw the great business potential of using drones （無人機(jī)） in farmingand set up his own company， which employs 13 drone operators， all of whom are post?90s workers like Yang himself.“ We are like a big family， with members from differentethnic groups including Han， Hui and Kazak，” Yang said proudly.

In peak growing seasons， they move their drones in a skillful way over the fields，while in the off?season， they train local farmers to operate drones. Over the past three years，Yangs team has trained hundreds of local farmers to operate agricultural drones.“ This willenable more farmers to acquire new technologies and use modern equipment， allowingthem to keep pace with the advancements in modern agriculture and increase theirincome，” he said.

Yangs dream does not end there. He has recently taken up a precision farmingproject， which uses drones to collect data for spectral analysis （光譜分析）， and transmitrealtime data on crop growth and soil moisture to the irrigation and fertilizer equipment forprecision agriculture.

About 90 percent of Chinas total cotton output comes from Xinjiang， a region thattakes up one sixth of the countrys territory. Apart from drones， Xinjiang also employs satellitenavigation and large?scale agricultural machines to boost cotton production. Data fromthe regions agriculture and rural affairs authorities shows 90 percent of the cotton cultivationand harvest is carried out by machines.

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In 2018， he saw the great business potential of using drones in farming and set up hisown company， which employs 13 drone operators， all of whom are post?90s workers likeYang himself. 2018年，他看到了在農(nóng)業(yè)中使用無人機(jī)的巨大商業(yè)潛力，于是成立了自己的公司，雇用了13名無人機(jī)操作員，他們都是像楊自己一樣的“90后”工人。

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