AIoT solutions drive smarter harvesting and packing operations
Source: VFD.com
Agricultural technology company COSMOS Ag has recently introduced its new Harvest Intelligence Platform and Smart Connected Packing System, aiming to combine AIoT hardware with cloud-based software to deliver end-to-end traceability from harvest to packing while expanding its international partnerships. COSMOS Founder and CEO Shaun He said that many growers still rely on manual record-keeping and experience-based management during harvesting and packing, resulting in inaccurate data and higher operational costs.
"Our goal is to build a fully digital management system that connects the field and the packing facility, ensuring that every critical data point is captured in real time throughout the entire production process." © Cosmos Digital harvesting enables end-to-end traceability According to He, the Harvest Intelligence Platform is designed for both greenhouse and open-field horticultural crops. © Cosmos Commercially deployed across multiple countries COSMOS Ag's digital solutions have now been deployed across more than 3,500 hectares of modern agricultural production, including over 100 hectares of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) projects, with more than 5,000 connected devices currently in operation worldwide.
"We want to help customers better understand the key performance indicators throughout their production process through a comprehensive data platform that supports more informed operational decision-making." © Cosmos Seeking global partners As the company continues to expand internationally, COSMOS Ag is actively seeking partnerships with growers, system integrators, and distributors worldwide to accelerate the adoption of digital agriculture solutions across global markets. COSMOS Ag specializes in agricultural digitalization and intelligent farming technologies, offering IoT and automation hardware, AI-powered software platforms, and agricultural consulting services.
Why this matters: For operators, this is a water-management story. The useful signal is that direct substrate measurements can help cut drain loss materially without giving up yield or fruit quality, which is exactly the kind of controllable efficiency gain a facility can build on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does substrate sensing matter in free-drain strawberry systems?
Because drain percentage tells a grower what already happened, while substrate moisture and EC data show root-zone conditions directly. That makes it easier to cut water loss without guessing.
What is the operator takeaway from this trial?
If the thresholds are understood well enough, growers can reduce drain water materially while protecting yield and fruit quality, which makes sensing an operational tool instead of a reporting tool.
