The 10,000-acre Corn Yield Improvement Project Is in Northeast China

Project Overview
In Luobei County, Heilongjiang Province, a 30,000-acre corn farm adopted a smart agriculture monitoring system to enhance crop management and resource efficiency. The solution integrated real-time field data collection (soil temperature/humidity, pH, salinity, wind speed/direction, light intensity, rainfall, pest populations, and crop growth status) to optimize decision-making in breeding, land preparation, irrigation, fertilization, pesticide application, and harvesting.

Key Solutions

1. Four-Condition Monitoring System

• Deployed sensors to track soil, weather, pests, and crop health, enabling data-driven farming decisions.

2. Automated Water-Fertilizer Integration

• Installed smart fertilizing machines and 4G-enabled irrigation controllers to deliver timed, quantified, and targeted water/fertilizer distribution, resolving uneven irrigation and low fertilizer efficiency.

Project Benefits

• 15% reduction in chemical fertilizer and pesticide usage.

• 35% savings in irrigation water consumption.

• 8% increase in corn yield per acre.

• Triple-win outcomes:

• Economic: Higher productivity and cost savings.

• Ecological: Reduced agrochemical pollution and water conservation.

• Social: Promoted sustainable farming practices.

Impact
This project demonstrates how precision agriculture technologies can transform traditional farming into a resource-efficient, high-yield, and environmentally friendly system, aligning with global goals for smart and sustainable agriculture.