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Jun-ho Lee

Jun-ho Lee covers the technology entering Korean farms: greenhouse climate control, sensors, robots, drones, and the data systems behind them. The reporting starts where the demonstration ends, with maintenance, running costs, and whether a tool actually improves the next decision in the field.

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  1. A compact autonomous field robot moving between crop rows

    Smart Farming·Jul 13, 2026·7 min read

    The Farm That Learns: Korea's AI Agriculture Beyond the Dashboard

    Sensors can describe a field and algorithms can recommend a move. The difficult work is turning that signal into a timely, repairable, accountable farm decision.

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  2. Rows of plastic greenhouses across a South Korean hillside

    Under Cover·Jul 12, 2026·5 min read

    The Greenhouse Coast: Where Korea's Seasons Are Negotiated Under Plastic

    On Korea's southern edge, a greenhouse is less a shelter than a calendar: a place where heat, labour, water and timing are worked into a crop before the weather gets the final word.

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