Bright ideas vitalize rural agriculture
China DailyHe Shibao checks a solar-powered smart pest killer. Spread among the vast fields of wheat that span Pingyuan county in Shandong province are 182 solar-powered smart pest killers, zapping away to protect the crops and put more money in farmers' pockets. "By using internet of things technology and analyzing the frequency of zaps from the pest killers, we can then determine how much pesticide needs to be used on the crops," said He, who added that by using the solar-powered pest killers, Pingyuan Luwang has vastly cut the amount of pesticide it uses. Pingyuan Luwang has partnered with local farming cooperatives led by local committees of the Communist Party of China, and is passing on a vast array of modern farming techniques from the solar-powered pest killers to smart irrigation and more scientific plowing. "Deep plows enable crop roots to reach deep and stand firm, and it reduces fertilizer use," she said, adding a healthy soil system will be formed if deep plows are conducted every year.
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