With the rapid development of society and the strong support of national policies for agriculture, coupled with the increasing maturity of Internet of Things technology, the application of Internet of Things in traditional agricultural fields is becoming more and more widespread. Agriculture is one of the key application fields of Internet of Things technology, and it is also the field with the most urgent demand, the greatest difficulty, and the most obvious integration characteristics of Internet of Things technology application.
In recent years, IoT technology has been applied to many fields of agriculture, including agricultural environment monitoring, greenhouse production control, water-saving irrigation, meteorological monitoring, product safety and traceability, equipment intelligent diagnosis management and other aspects.
Through the data transmitted by the sensors, crop information can be grasped anytime and anywhere, and crops can be managed remotely. At the same time, experts or expert systems can be invited to conduct scientific diagnosis and decision-making on crop diseases, pests, growth, etc. Today, the most mentioned words are big data and cloud computing. These high-precision technologies have been well known and used in various fields. The other word most closely related to these two words is Internet of Things technology. Take advantage of the situation. Traditional agriculture faces development opportunities.
Compared with large-scale planting abroad, my country’s agricultural planting is relatively backward and is currently transforming from traditional individual planting operations to large-scale modern planting agriculture operations.
IoT technology is the key to solving current problems in agriculture. So, what is agricultural IoT? What are its applications in agriculture?
For the application of IoT technology in agriculture, the basic technology is the perfection of sensor networks. The perfection of the sensing system directly affects the operation of the entire agricultural Internet of Things technology.
So what is the agricultural Internet of Things? Simply put, the agricultural Internet of Things has several key aspects: collection of front-end production information, information transmission, and information processing and application. Using sensors to collect information in the production process such as soil, weather, pests and diseases, and agricultural operations, transmitting the information to the cloud platform, processing it through the cloud platform, and providing data support for production management, quality traceability, agricultural technology services, etc. is the application of IoT technology in agriculture. main applications.
It is understood that IoT technology has been applied to many fields of agriculture, including agricultural environment monitoring, greenhouse control, water-saving irrigation, meteorological monitoring, product safety and traceability, equipment intelligent diagnosis management and other aspects.
From the application level, it is mainly used in the production process of field planting, facility planting, livestock and poultry breeding, aquaculture, etc. Regarding the application of the Internet of Things in agriculture, the most common applications at present are the collection of production data and production management control during the production process, as well as the quality traceability of the circulation link.
In the traditional planting management based on experience management, due to different experiences in fertilization, spraying, irrigation, etc., different planting personnel will have different planting results, which will also lead to waste of water resources, excessive fertilization and spraying, etc. With the continuous promotion of large-scale planting and the continuous changes in the industry situation, traditional experience management cannot adapt to the large-scale production operation model, and scientific and advanced management methods will surely replace it.
The application of Internet of Things technology can collect animal and plant information and keep track of the dynamics of animals and plants. Sensors will play an indispensable role in agricultural production. Fertilization, spraying, irrigation and other links all require sensor data collection. Through data on the soil, pests, humidity, etc. of the planted products, we can determine when to fertilize, when to spray, when to irrigate and the required amount, so as to Avoid the waste of resources and damage to the environment caused by traditional empirical management.
The system can also provide prompts and reminders for critical conditions. When the information collected by the sensor – air temperature, humidity, soil moisture, etc. is close to or exceeds the optimal growth value of the crop, the intelligent platform based on IoT technology will promptly remind the growers through mobile phone text messages and other methods, and the growers can take timely measures according to the reminder. Take action to ensure the optimal growing environment for crops.
Through the data transmitted by the sensors, crop information can be grasped anytime and anywhere, and crops can be managed remotely. At the same time, experts or expert systems can be invited to conduct scientific diagnosis and decision-making on crop diseases, pests, growth, etc. Through constant data monitoring, crops can be given a suitable growing environment and nutrition. On the one hand, crops can grow quickly and well, and at the same time, they are less susceptible to diseases, which can bring better economic benefits.
The front-end production data collected by sensors is not only used in the production field. In the later product circulation field, quality traceability also needs to rely on the support of front-end production data. Complete front-end production data can provide important data on every link in the crop production process and provide a good guarantee for product quality.
In addition, front-end production data has a positive effect on the brand building of agricultural product companies, precision marketing of seed companies, pesticide companies, fertilizer companies, etc., the approval of agricultural-related loans, and the survey and loss assessment in the agricultural insurance field.
In terms of product safety and traceability, the public is currently paying special attention to product quality and safety issues. Having a complete anti-counterfeiting quality control and traceability system is very helpful for companies to establish their own brand image, and is also conducive to product anti-counterfeiting. , public opinion control, etc.
The one-stop anti-counterfeiting quality control and traceability system uses professional machinery and equipment to assign a unique QR code to a single product as an anti-counterfeiting ID card, realizing “one item, one code”, which can control product production, warehousing, distribution, logistics and transportation Data is collected and tracked in various aspects such as market inspection, sales terminals, etc., and the product circulation process is traced through the one-item-one-code technology. Once a product has quality problems, it can be quickly and accurately recalled to reduce corporate losses. And by tracking the whole process of products from raw materials to manufacturing processes to the circulation process, consumers and regulatory authorities can clearly see the product information, which can also enhance brand credibility and allow consumers to buy with more confidence.