Agriculture technology company XAG has initiated its Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) spraying operation, 'Take Off for Harvest Time', in China's Xinjiang region for the third consecutive year. 

Since late August, over 1500 drone pilots and 1000 crop protection teams with approximately 3000 sets of XAG P Series Plant Protection UAS have convened in Xinjiang to help local cotton growers spray defoliant and boost crop yields, the company says.

According to XAG, this is the world's largest cotton defoliation operation that involves the use of fully autonomous drones. The operation aims to ensure a cost-effective, eco-friendly machine harvest. 

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