Demonstration of New Technology for Dry Paddy Harrowing Transplanting and Dry Direct Seeding
Significantly Improved Work Efficiency and Increased Productivity
Jigeumgang ENG Co., Ltd. held a field evaluation meeting for early rice growth using the 'Large-scale Dry Paddy Field Harrowing Transplanting and Dry Direct Seeding New Technology' on the 8th in Donggang-myeon, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do. Photo by Jigeumgang ENG Co., Ltd.
Jigeumgang ENG Co., Ltd. (Chairman Kim Sik) held a field evaluation meeting for early rice growth using the 'Large-scale Dry Paddy Field Harrowing (No Harrowing) Transplanting and Dry Direct Seeding New Technology' on the 8th in Donggang-myeon, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do. The event was attended by more than 50 people, including Naju Mayor Yoon Byungtae, former NongHyup Chairman Kim Byungwon, farmers, and local government officials.
Traditional paddy fields in the area were reorganized during the 1970s and 1980s, when small agricultural machinery such as tractors became common. These fields were typically 0.3 hectares (900 pyeong) or 0.4 hectares (1,200 pyeong) in size, resulting in a large number of levees and significant areas taken up by irrigation and drainage channels, as well as farm roads. As a result, the use of large agricultural machinery, drones, and unmanned vehicles has recently become much less efficient, which has been identified as a problem.
This year, 13 paddy fields of 0.4 hectares each were consolidated into a single large plot of 4.3 hectares (13,000 pyeong, 65 majigi) in this area. The levees and irrigation channels were removed, and an automatic and semi-automatic irrigation (improved water gate) system was applied. Permanent concrete levees were constructed, eliminating the need for annual levee construction and grass cutting work.
Additionally, a set of four new types of agricultural machinery (multi-roll high-speed plow, laser leveler, precision seeder, and boom sprayer) was developed and produced to support the new dry paddy harrowing (no harrowing) transplanting and dry direct seeding methods based on precision leveling. These machines have been well received and are being distributed in both domestic and international open-field smart farm rice and field agriculture.
The key feature of these new machines is that they are designed and developed to control the optimal moisture, temperature, and oxygen conditions for crop growth in open-field smart farm environments. This represents a significant differentiation from existing agricultural machinery and equipment both in Korea and abroad.
Park Kwangho, honorary professor at Korea National University of Agriculture and Fisheries, stated, "Applying the new large-scale farmland-based farming methods and new machines can bring innovation to rice and field farming both domestically and internationally. This will lead to increased productivity, higher farm income, and advancement toward climate change response, low-carbon, and ESG agriculture."
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