Farming
 

Can anyone comment on the use of helicopters in the farming industry, other than ag spraying or livestock hearding?

They're also used to prevent frost forming on fruit crops in some places by hovering around keeping the air circulating.

and as a pick up to get around large farms much quicker

.. and for hunting/culling wild boar and deer - and for re-supplying farms in winter and for slinging in building or construction materials.

grass seeding,
lifting fodder/feed blocks directly to animals in remote areas
dropping dry chemicals as opposed to spraying
logging

Helicopters are used regularly by the salmon farming industry.

as above + flood relief fodder slinging, even animal slinging out of floods, feral animal control (shooting) all manner of survey.

the most unusual is occasional ploughing, but not for long.

cherry drying

But apart from these 1969shelby - sorry can't think of anything.

Corporate transport for corporate farm owners.

Maintenance for windmill farms.

Spreading fertilizer and lime over grass and crops.
Lifting animals that have fallen down cliffs, or wandered off and can't get back.
Lifting in fencing materials, water pipes, drills, diggers, etc.

Flying coxs:

Counting Kangaroos is another, those big boomers are multiplying fast.

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Don't forget water-skiing and croc transportation.

I might be able to help, as I have frequently been described as an agricultural pilot!

so shelby, what are you going to do with all this agricultural information?

007
 

I hope he's penning the next Bond Movie!! Titles anyone?

Not to worry Mel Effluent most helicopter pilots fall in to one of two categories,
Those with a touch like a midwife and the agricultural.

In the Lama days up north Dollar used the same frequency for the loadies as British Airways house frequency and sometimes a high flying BA would get the agricultural transmissions.

On one occasion a rather plummy voice demanded that the unidentified callsign identify itself.

"This be Ted Spencer and oi be muckspreading at 60 feet" was the reply!!!!

The carrying of agricultural product, loosely described as "grass",. quite often at night, for which some have ended up as guests of her Majesty.

Thanks everyone for your input. This all started with my own curiosity. It's a subject that I noticed was not mentioned very often on the forums. I have heard of some of these applications, but never salmon farming. If you could chose an A/c to incorporate into a medium size agricultural/ cattle farm for hearding, crop spraying, frost patrol, feral animal control, surveying and small equipment/material transport, what would you favor?