Information of TTFLY: The DroneMate team Axel Knauer, left, John Bamfylde, Jonathan Lopardo and Geoff Sherlock with one of their drones and an example of the land mapping the drone can perform.

A Nelson company has developed an agricultural farming drone which enables growers and horticulturalists to analyse the health of their crops at the click of a button.

The DroneMate Agriculture device combines a drone with a sophisticated sensor that uses near-infrared light to build up a picture of plant health.

Several speakers at the recent Horticulture New Zealand conference in Nelson spoke about the use of drones to improve productivity and efficiency in the industry.