Empowering the fields with technology, Jifei's smart agriculture solution makes large-scale planting more efficient

In Jiuquan, there is a sharp contrast in agricultural cultivation.

Here, with abundant sunshine, dry air, and large temperature differences between day and night, crops such as corn, onions, and peppers can accumulate more dry matter, which has also given rise to mature seed, vegetable, and economic crop industries; On the other hand, the annual evaporation is about 10 times the rainfall, making water resources an unavoidable constraint for agricultural production.

This has created a special situation for the development of agriculture in Jiuquan: as land, crops, and industries become increasingly large-scale, agricultural competition is no longer just about "being able to grow", but about how to manage each acre of land better with fewer people and less water.

On September 15th, the New Farmers' Conference visited Jiuquan, Gansu Province, with the core topic of large-scale planting of corn, covering major local crops such as onions and peppers, to deeply explore how to use intelligent agricultural equipment to connect the "last mile" of large-scale management and achieve intelligent management upgrading.

The "New Farmer Conference" is a technology empowerment platform created by Jifei Technology for global agricultural producers. We bring practical, efficient, and practical smart agriculture solutions to farmers through various forms such as cutting-edge technology sharing, product demonstration training, and planting experience exchange, helping to improve agricultural quality and efficiency, and reducing costs and increasing income for farmers.

　　The intelligent water and fertilizer system not only changes the irrigation method

Jiuquan is a national level corn seed production base and the largest onion export base in the country, with a mature chili planting and processing industry. Onion, chili and other specialty crops not only form large-scale cultivation, but also enter the global market through processing, circulation and other industrial chains. Therefore, for regions dominated by irrigation agriculture represented by Jiuquan, water is the lifeline of development. With the expansion of planting scale, saving water, fertilizer, and labor, and maximizing the economic value of crops, it has become a must answer question for local growers.

Li Kaifeng, Vice President of Jifei Technology, shared at the conference that water and fertilizer management not only affects yield and quality, but also directly affects planting costs in high-value crops such as onions and peppers. The shift from "flood irrigation" to "drip irrigation" only solves the efficiency problem of water resources, and the development from "drip irrigation" to "intelligent water and fertilizer" changes the overall agricultural management mode.

Under the traditional drip irrigation mode, growers still need to spend a lot of time in the fields: watering, patrolling, switching valves, hiring manual labor, and monitoring equipment. In addition to the high cost of time and manpower, it is also difficult to allocate energy to study market trends and prevent risks.

What intelligence changes is the overall management efficiency. The intelligent electric valve provided by Jifei and agriculturerobotSupporting solutions, intelligent devices are matched with each other to achieve intelligent management from water and fertilizer to plant protection, freeing people from heavy labor and dedicating them to more important management.

Li Kaifeng, Vice President of Jifei Technology, shares industry insights and intelligent management paths of Jiuquan Grain and Grain crops

In terms of water and fertilizer management, Jifei Intelligent Water and Fertilizer Management System uses a more convenient and stable smart farm management network to accurately control time and quantity, reduce waste, and reduce manual field running and patrol time; In the plant protection process, the Jifei X series agricultural robots achieve full process automation operations. Previously, manual intervention was required for dispensing, monitoring, battery replacement, and other processes, which can be fully automated by the system with just one click through mobile phone operation.

To truly enter the field, intelligence still needs to solve more practical problems. Whether the signal is stable, whether the equipment is working properly, and how to deal with faults, seemingly basic small problems often trouble managers. In response to practical pain points, Jifei further expands signal coverage and enhances field communication capabilities through integrated external antennas, wireless repeaters, and other devices; The system is intelligently monitored throughout the entire process, and real-time data is transmitted back to the backend, adding an extra guarantee for irrigation.

When the signal is stable, the equipment is reliable, and faults can be alerted, intelligent integrated management can truly be implemented in the field. Growers should cut off fewer connections, shut down less, and run less fields, with more precise water and fertilizer management, earlier risk detection, and a shift in focus from "monitoring equipment" to "managing operations". Save labor, save water, stabilize production, improve quality, and ultimately translate into tangible benefits in the field, making planting more relaxed and efficient.

　　Connecting the 'last mile' of smart agriculture to benefit the ecological system of the Gobi Desert

Behind the transformation of Jiuquan from Gobi Desert to agricultural oasis, technology is the core driving force. This transformation is not just about water conservation: IoT monitoring, agricultural unmanned aerial vehicle operations, satellite remote sensing, digital seed industry, etc. are covering the entire chain of "cultivation, planting, management, and harvesting". Water conservation is just one aspect, the deeper change is the systematic improvement of agricultural production efficiency.

The technological trend is clear, but from product technology to field application, it still relies on the efforts of the service team.

Xie Hongxing, a partner of Jifei Channel, has 4 years of experience in agricultural services. After becoming a Jifei Channel partner in 2022, he led a team of 6 people to root in Jiuquan and solved the last mile problem of technology landing.

The agricultural production cycle in Jiuquan is short and the operation window is concentrated, with an effective operation season of only about 4 months per year. For farmers, farming time is about efficiency. If the device stops for one more day, it may miss a critical task window.

Therefore, the Xie Hongxing team provides 24-hour full time response and completes repairs for routine faults within 1-2 hours; At the same time, there are four backup agricultural unmanned aerial vehicles on standby. In the event of a major malfunction of the user's equipment, the backup aircraft can be directly activated to continue operation, and then switched back after the original aircraft is repaired. Over the past four years, Xie Hongxing has led a team to serve over 600 local clients, gradually accumulating service capabilities through multiple practical services.

When technology, equipment, and services are truly connected, smart agriculture begins to transform from a "product" to a "productivity".

Local Jifei Channel Partner Xie Hongxing Shares Local Service Practice of Smart Agriculture in Jiuquan

The ultimate change occurred in the fields: more and more users of Jiuquan began to try it out in small areas, and gradually expanded it to the entire field.

Mr. Jing, the owner of a 600 acre onion and chili plantation, used 70 intelligent electric valves and applied intelligent irrigation to make the fruit size of the high-altitude plot more uniform, resulting in overall growth and yield improvement; The work that used to require frequent visits can now be completed through a mobile app. Mr. Qiao, a farmer of 800 acres of corn and onion, simultaneously uses the Jifei P200 agricultural unmanned aerial vehicle and 91 intelligent electric valves, improving the efficiency and uniformity of crop protection operations, further enhancing irrigation uniformity, and significantly reducing the demand for manual entry into the fields.

The value of this plan is more fully reflected in larger scale planting scenarios.

29 year old new farmer Xu Ning manages 10000 acres of cotton fields. With the expansion of scale, scattered plots and frequent rotation irrigation, manual management is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up: multiple people need to travel between the pump room and the fields; Pressure and fertilization also rely more on workers' experience. He did not continue to solve the problem by adding people, but chose to let technology replace repetitive labor.

After inspecting the Jifei super cotton field, Xu Ning started upgrading water and fertilizer management from intelligent electric valves. At present, 900 intelligent electric valves cover 10000 acres of cotton fields and are now remotely managed through mobile phones; Different plots can be grouped and irrigated in rotation, and irrigation data can be synchronously recorded in the background. Taking 1000 acres as an example, the number of management personnel has been reduced from 2 to 1, and the labor cost has decreased from about 100 yuan per acre to 50 yuan or even lower. Next, he plans to continue extending towards intelligent fertilization and fully autonomous plant protection, achieving intelligent management of the entire process of water, fertilizer, and medicine.

Xu Ning, a new farmer born in 1995, shares the intelligent water and fertilizer upgrade management of 10000 acres of farmland

　　Let every drop of water create greater agricultural value

The agriculture in Jiuquan is entering a new stage: there is ample sunlight and distinct water resource constraints here; There are large-scale planting and highly market-oriented industries; There are more and more new farmers, as well as increasingly complex production management needs. Therefore, water conservation is no longer just about "using less water", but about how to create greater agricultural value with every drop of water.

From agricultural drones to agricultural robots, from individual intelligent machines to overall solutions, the New Farmer Conference is driving more and more intelligent devices to enter real agricultural scenarios, gradually transforming the work that relied on experience and manual labor into standardized, digital, and automated production processes.

Smart agriculture is not about replacing humans with machines, but about using technology to help growers run less fields, gain more market information, and gain more certainty. Create more value from limited water resources, ensure more precise management of every piece of land, and enable new farmers to break free from repetitive labor, leaving time for industry, market, and the future.