Smart farming machinery is playing an essential role in transforming agriculture in China by boosting efficiency and productivity, with technologies helping farmers reduce costs and increase yields, benefiting both individual farms and the overall agricultural sector.
In Qingyuan City of south China's Guangdong Province, smart agricultural drones with AI vision models are helping local farmers manage the rice fields. These drones can intelligently identify crop status, pests, and diseases, helping to guide irrigation, pest control, and other agricultural activities.
In north Beijing's suburban Changping District, driverless tractors are used for corn planting in a high-tech smart farm. This year, the equipment has been upgraded for automatic seeding.
"During the seeding process, the control system must work in joint debugging and adaptation with the seeding machine. A series of sensors on the seeding machine indicate when the vehicle should begin seeding," said Sun Xiangming, head of the smart farm.
In Kunshan City of east China's Jiangsu Province, an AI monitoring system has been used in a smart farm for intelligent oversight of irrigation and drainage channels. By designing models and positioning in advance, all facilities are under control with the help of the smart management system.
As smart technologies are applied in various scenarios, the operation of smart machinery in farming is becoming increasingly technological.
In a smart factory producing tractors in Weifang City of east China's Shandong Province, the orders are assigned to robots through the factory's smart system. The factory produces over 270 tractors of more than 100 horsepower per day. With nearly 500 robots working in coordination with human workers, the factory has achieved a 93 percent automation rate in machining, doubling its production efficiency.
Smart farming machinery boosts efficiency in agricultural production across China
