Xinjiang Cotton "Smart Cotton Field" Shows "Scientific And Technological Model"

At present, cotton in all parts of Xinjiang is being harvested in an all-round way, and the "smart cotton field" shows a "scientific and technological model".

In recent days, in Yuli County, 3000 mu of "super cotton fields" managed by two "post-90s" are being harvested. Only saw the cotton picker rumbling past, like a large pusher, shaved the white cotton field.

"We can harvest cotton in about a week with six cotton pickers. This year's average per mu yield of seed cotton is expected to reach 500 kg, better than last year," said Ai Haipeng, one of the cotton field managers.

In the "super cotton field", farming, planting, management, harvesting and other links are all enabled by remote sensing drones, agricultural drones, agricultural drones and intelligent irrigation systems to make cotton planting easy and efficient.

"This unmanned and intelligent cotton planting mode is becoming the trend of cotton planting in Xinjiang." Ai Haipeng said that the average yield of seed cotton per mu in "super cotton fields" increased from 254 kg in 2021 to 420.9 kg in 2023.

In recent years, cotton planting in Xinjiang has not only accelerated towards full mechanization, but also "smart cotton fields" have sprung up in the north and south of Tianshan.

At present, the cotton in the 5000 mu "unmanned farm" in Jingouhe Town, Shawan City has matured and mechanized harvesting is busy. This year, Shawan Hongji Agricultural Machinery Service Professional Cooperative created a "no man farm" through land transfer and realized full process intelligence.

"For farming, there are Beidou rotary tillers plowing according to the set route; for planting, there are seeders operating precisely; for management, there are systems for real-time monitoring; for harvesting, there are cotton pickers," said Han Bo, president of the cooperative.

Enter the "Unmanned Farm" management center, and the data is updated in real time on the big screen. According to the cooperative staff, this is the "smart brain" of the farm, with a panoramic view of water, fertilizer, irrigation, pest control, weather conditions, etc.

"5000 mu of land can be managed by only four people without going out. The farm tools in hand have become mobile phones and computers, and the minimum income per mu is more than 100 yuan," said Han Bo.

Xinjiang is the largest production base of high-quality commodity cotton in China, with cotton planting area accounting for more than 80% of the country. Today, cotton planting is moving from full mechanized to digital and intelligent.

(Source: China News Network)