{"id":25511,"date":"2019-11-24T06:39:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T11:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/nmb-innovator-plans-to-use-drones-to-assist-farmers\/"},"modified":"2019-11-24T06:39:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T11:39:45","slug":"nmb-innovator-plans-to-use-drones-to-assist-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/?p=25511","title":{"rendered":"NMB innovator plans to use drones to assist farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/noscript-1.jpg\" \/>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/learntagidV2_661830ampsrc.randtimestampampsrc.idadd_sourceid_here.jpg\" \/>                                   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldlive.co.za\/weekend-post\/your-weekend\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Your Weekend <\/a>          NMB innovator plans to use drones to assist farmers          PREMIUM         By Nomazima Nkosi &#8211; 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