At 5:40 a.m. he is on a satellite-guided tractor. By 4 p.m. he is sitting in a plastic chair, opening irrigation valves 12 kilometers away with ...
In Xinjiang, the cotton harvest once brought tens of thousands of seasonal pickers. Today, machines, drones, and drip irrigation have made the fields quieter—and changed rural ...
Gansu is one of China’s driest regions, yet farmers there grow potatoes that weigh close to a kilogram. Drip irrigation, plastic film, and simple sensors are ...