Injecting New Momentum into the Cultivation of Traditional Chinese Medicine

At this agricultural machinery exhibition, numerous advanced machinery and equipment for various aspects of traditional Chinese medicine planting were showcased. In the planting process, new types of traditional Chinese medicine seeders and transplanters have attracted much attention. These machines can achieve precise sowing and efficient transplanting, greatly improving planting efficiency and ensuring even spacing between seedlings, which is beneficial for the growth of medicinal herbs. For example, a new type of Codonopsis pilosula transplanter can flexibly adjust the transplanting depth and spacing according to different soil conditions and planting needs. The daily workload is equivalent to dozens of manual workers, and the transplanting survival rate is high.

In terms of field management, various intelligent plant protection machinery and irrigation equipment provide guarantees for the healthy growth of traditional Chinese medicine. Intelligent crop protection drones can quickly complete large-scale pest and disease control work, accurately apply pesticides, reduce pesticide waste and environmental pollution; The automated irrigation system can irrigate the medicinal plants in a timely and quantitative manner according to soil moisture and growth requirements, ensuring sufficient water for their growth.

The harvesting process has always been a difficult point in the cultivation of traditional Chinese medicinal materials. Traditional manual excavation methods are inefficient, labor-intensive, and prone to damaging the medicinal materials. The various traditional Chinese medicine harvesters displayed at the exhibition effectively solved this problem. The self-propelled traditional Chinese medicine excavator can complete the excavation, screening, separation and other processes in one go, completely extracting the medicinal materials from the soil, greatly improving the harvesting efficiency and quality of the medicinal materials.

With the promotion and application of these advanced agricultural machinery and equipment, the traditional Chinese medicine planting industry in Gansu is expected to usher in a new stage of development, play a greater role in the rural revitalization strategy, drive more farmers to increase their income and become prosperous, and add new impetus to the development of modern agriculture.