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[Farm Machinery of the Week] Wipes Out 4,000 Weeds in Just 1 Second… ‘Pixel-Level AI Weeding Robot’ AppearsWorld’s first to classify weeds into three growth forms… laying the groundwork for customized herbicide prescriptions Industrial transformation through open innovation must accompany efforts to commer…2026.07.31
[Interview] Kim Byung-gap, Head of the Upland Agricultural Machinery Division at the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development AdministrationPreventing the disappearance of rural communities with “100% development for 8 major crops” by 2027 Full-scale mass production in the second half of the year for a “dual-purpose transplanter” that pla…2026.07.29
[Baek Cheol-hyeon’s Focus] AFPRO 2026 Missing the ‘Substance’… It Must Create a Stage for ‘Real Business,’ Not Just for ShowWith smart agriculture exports plunging 27.3%, support is needed not for 'showcasing technology' but for practical 'market expansion'2026.07.29
“Crowded with visitors, but where are the buyers?”… AFPRO Expo draws regret over lack of B2B and overseas sales channels농림축산식품부와 한국농업기술진흥원(이하 농진원)이 주최·주관한 ‘농식품 테크 스타트업 창업 박람회(AFPRO)’가 15일부터 17일까지 코엑스에서 열렸다. 사진은 스마트농업육성관 모습. The ‘Agri-Food Tech Startup Expo (AFPRO),’ hosted and organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, …2026.07.22
[AgTech Rising] iocrops CEO Cho Jinhyung Seeks Breakthroughs with ‘Practical Technology Tailored to Farmers’Targeting domestic and global agtech markets with ‘spraying robots and workforce management solutions’2026.07.21
The Bright and Dark Sides of Introducing Smart Farming Technology (SFT) in Japan—Is There a Breakthrough?Work time reduced by 34.4% (GPS tractor) to 78.7% (drone) with SFT adoption Ordinary deficits remain similar to before… rising fixed costs offset labor-saving effects Simply introducing equipment is a…2026.07.16
[K-Smart Farm] A smart farm powered by 1,767 years’ worth of big data… n.thing CEO Kim Hye-yeon: “We will set the global standard for agriculture”Proving profitability through freshness-preservation technology, lower logistics costs, and stable buyers Targeting the Middle East and North American markets with its proprietary big data platform ‘N…2026.07.15
Is the spread of smart farms the main culprit behind the plunge in agricultural product prices?'Theory of oversupply from smart farms' vs. combined effects of changing weather conditions and farmers' expectations Agricultural industry experts propose implementing systematic crop diversification…2026.07.14
[Farm Machinery of the Week] HADA Co., Ltd.’s fully automatic pepper and cabbage transplanter… automating the entire process from seedling extraction to soil pressingRDA-HADA jointly overcome the crisis of rural aging and labor shortages through collaborative research and development… about 1 hour per 10a Secures versatile transplanting for various leafy crops suc…2026.07.09
Summer Lettuce Melting in the Heat Wave, Can a ‘Disaster-Resilient Variety’ Be the Answer?Excellent shelf life and marketability, crisp even in the heat... driving farm income with high yields2026.07.09