2025 Modern Agriculture AI Integration Ecosystem Conference: Yunhe shares unmanned farm best practices

On April 24, 2025, the 2025 Modern Agriculture AI Integration Ecosystem Conference, themed “Scenario‑Driven, Cultivating a Smarter Future,” was held in Hangzhou. Co‑hosted by the Zhejiang Modern Agriculture Promotion Association and China Telecom Zhejiang, the event gathered around 200 experts, government representatives, and industry leaders to explore new paths for deep AI–agriculture integration and the smart transformation of modern agriculture.

Representing enterprises deeply engaged in digital agriculture, Hangzhou Yunhe Intelligence was invited to the event. General Manager Yuan Bingqiang joined a roundtable on “Unmanned Farm Equipment Coordination and Cost–Benefit,” sharing Yunhe’s hands‑on experience and insights in building and operating unmanned farms.

Yuan noted that Yunhe focuses on R&D for digital agriculture with a business scope covering smart greenhouses, intelligent seedling factories, digital agriculture plants, and unmanned farms. Since 2020, Yunhe has explored unmanned farm construction and delivered multiple demonstration sites — including the Jiaxing ShiHe Unmanned Farm — building substantial experience in construction and operations.

During the roundtable, Yuan emphasized that the core challenge of unmanned farms lies in ag‑machine–agronomy integration. He explained how Yunhe solved brand heterogeneity, interoperability, and communication‑latency issues in multi‑brand machinery collaboration. Through an in‑house farm operations system and machinery scheduling platform, Yunhe unifies workflows and enables intelligent dispatch. He also stressed that unmanned farms must be planned “from the source” — from ridging and seeding to harvesting — to ensure “same gauge for vehicles, same tracks for roads,” thereby truly lifting operational efficiency.

Yuan also acknowledged that initial investment for unmanned farms is relatively high, with smart machines costing 3–5× more than traditional equipment. In the long run, however, digital‑twin‑based precision water–fertilizer management and unmanned operations can significantly save labor and inputs. At the Jiaxing ShiHe farm, the unmanned model increased farm efficiency by around 30% and greatly reduced labor intensity, improving working conditions.

Looking ahead, Yuan said unmanned farms represent the future direction of agriculture, while challenges remain in cost, talent, and deep integration of machinery and agronomy. Yunhe is advancing partnerships with leading agricultural enterprises to co‑build satellite farms, scaling transformation through experience replication and technology sharing.

The conference offered new ideas and models for the smart transformation of agriculture in Zhejiang and across China. Yunhe will continue to drive innovation with scenario‑driven applications, advancing agricultural modernization and intelligence to contribute to rural revitalization and high‑quality development.

Published at: Apr 24, 2025 · Modified at: Sep 13, 2025