On April 16, the College of Agricultural Engineering carried out special research on agricultural science and technology in Fuqiao Town, Taicang City. The research team conducted field visits to three typical agricultural bases.

At Haomomo Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., the person in charge presented a pilot demonstration base built with aeroponic cultivation. Observing robust vanilla and flowers on vertical planting racks, Professor Li Yaoming recognized the land-saving and high-efficiency merits of column cultivation. He pointed out that nutrient solution formula regulation remains a key technical difficulty, and advised the enterprise to cooperate with agricultural universities to optimize crop varieties and quality. Professor Liu Jizhan discussed intelligent pruning and shoot removal for tomatoes with the company.

The manager of the rice and wheat planting base under Fuqiao Town Agricultural Investment Company briefed the team on mechanized field operations for rice and wheat. Professor Li Yaoming inquired about crop variety selection and eco-friendly planting practices. He explained the differences between traditional rice transplanters and new seedling throwers in precision four-seed sowing and strong seedling cultivation. He recommended adopting industrialized seedling raising to boost standardization, introducing premium varieties suited to local climate and soil, and cutting the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.

The head of Taicang Hongye Ecological Horticulture Co., Ltd. introduced standardized cultivation across its 70 mu of greenhouse grape vines. Professor Li Yaoming asked about per-mu yield and diversified sales channels, and proposed laser weeding as a viable solution to address high labor costs and low efficiency of manual weeding.

During the forum, participants had in-depth discussions on sensor adaptability, intelligent harvesting and customized talent training. Researcher Han Lvhua proposed joint research on multi-scenario integrated sensing technology to improve the environmental adaptability of field sensors. Professor Liu Jizhan put forward a scheme applying agricultural robots to assist intelligent grape harvesting. Both sides also reached consensus on building student practice bases, training new professional farmers, and arranging internships and employment for college students.