A drone is used to spray pesticide over wheat in East China's Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

High-efficient machinery and drones are being widely used in spring farming work in East China's Shandong province amid prevention and control of the COVID-19 outbreak.

On Saturday, more than 10 self-propelled agricultural machines sprayed pesticide over a large expanse of wheat in Bandi town, Dingtao district of Heze.

Self-propelled agricultural machines spray pesticide over a large expanse of wheat in Bandi town, Dingtao district of Heze in East China's Shandong province. [Photo by Liang Shaoting for chinadaily.com.cn]

"The machine can spray pesticide evenly over 40 hectares of farming land a day. In addition, it barely harms wheat while it passes over," said Sun Fengguang, head of the town's agricultural technique station.

In Shandong, a province featuringagricultural advantages, farmershave completed planting 153,000 hectares of potatoes and other vegetables growing in greenhouses.

Self-propelled agricultural machines spray pesticide over a large expanse of wheat in Bandi town, Dingtao district of Hezein East China's Shandong province. [Photo by Liang Shaoting for chinadaily.com.cn]

The province is scheduled to plant over 2 million hectares of vegetables and crops in the spring.

Agricultural materials, including seeds, pesticides and fertilizer, are ready to ensure spring farming work, according to the Shandong Provincial Department of Agricultural and Rural Affairs.