Winnipeg Free Press: Fertile ground for innovation

Nelson Plett spent hours searching, riding his horse through thick brush, winding past poplar trees and willows, eyes peeled for two stray bulls.

The air hadn’t yet turned cold, but the days were getting shorter. Plett considered his options: continue scouring his 6,400-acre farm on horseback and hope to happen upon the animals, or try out a new toy — his drone.

He drew his steed back to the farmyard and prepped his mapping drone — one that features four cameras and weighs just a few pounds — for flight.

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