South Korea's first agricultural and forestry satellite was successfully launched from the United States on the 7th. Following the launch, the satellite successfully established communication with a domestic ground station after its first communication with an overseas ground station, and successfully settled into orbit. After initial operations, the agricultural and forestry satellite will begin full-scale missions starting in 2027.

“When the news of the successful first communication was announced, everyone let out a cheer. It was then that I thought, ‘We finally did it. We, too, have an agricultural and forestry satellite.’”

South Korea's first-ever agricultural and forestry satellite has been launched into orbit over the Korean Peninsula. Based on this satellite, farmers will be able to check the condition of their farmland plot by plot, and the government will be able to predict the yields and supply and demand of major crops with greater precision. This marks a transition from agricultural observation, which previously relied on human eyes and feet, to a data-centric system based on satellites and artificial intelligence (AI).

The Rural Development Administration (Administrator Lee Seung-don) announced on July 8 that the Next Generation Medium Satellite No. 4 (hereinafter the Agriculture and Forestry Satellite), developed jointly with the Korea Aerospace Administration and the Korea Forest Service, was successfully launched.

Topdressing fertilizer suitable for mechanical application, including drones (photo). By increasing nitrogen and potassium content, it can supply the nutrients needed during the later stages of rice growth with a small amount of application. An official from Pungnong explained, “It can reduce fertilizer usage and labor for transportation and application,” adding, “It is a product that helps with mechanized farming, as well as improving economic efficiency and producing high-quality rice.”

The Rural Development Administration announced that the Next Generation Medium Satellite No. 4, Korea's first agricultural and forestry satellite, was successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA, at 4:12 p.m. on the 7th (Korea Standard Time), and that it also succeeded in its first communication.

[Korea Agricultural News Reporter Yoo Seung-hyun] The era of ‘Hanwoo Chat GPT’ is dawning. With the official opening of the Hanwoo Digital Information Center (HDIC), which consolidates Hanwoo rearing management and research data scattered across the country into one place, the digital transformation of the Hanwoo industry has begun in earnest. Amidst growing management burdens due to rising production costs and the expansion of beef imports, it is garnering anticipation as a new platform that supports data-driven rearing management and business decision-making. On the 2nd, the Hanwoo Self-Funding Management Committee (Chairman Min Kyung-cheon, President of the Korean Hanwoo Association; Hanwoo Self-Funding Committee), the Korean Hanwoo Association, and Hanwoo Industry Sharing (online community) held the ‘2026 Hanwoo Farms

The Korea Aerospace Administration (Administrator Oh Tae-seok), the Rural Development Administration (Administrator Lee Seung-don), and the Korea Forest Service (Administrator Park Eun-sik) announced that the ‘Next Generation Medium Satellite No. 4 (CAS500-4)’ was successfully launched from the Space Force Vandenberg Base in California, USA, at 4:12 PM (KST) on Tuesday, July 7. The Next Generation Medium Satellite No. 4 separated from the launch vehicle at an altitude of approximately 888 km about 2 hours and 30 minutes after launch, and then at 7:05 PM KST (about 23 minutes after launch), it [reached] Svalbard, Norway (…

The ‘AI Transformation (AX) of Nonghyup Agricultural Product Distribution Centers (APCs)’ project, currently being pursued by Nonghyup Information Systems, has been selected as a government support project.

"Next Generation Medium Satellite No. 4," Korea's first agricultural and forestry satellite tasked with observing agriculture and forests, launched into space on the 7th.

Daedong Robotics, a subsidiary of Daedong Group specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) robots, has successfully attracted an investment worth 5 billion won. The AI robot business is expected to gain momentum.

The 'Agriculture and Forestry Satellite,' the 4th Next-Generation Medium-Sized Satellite, has been successfully launched. With this, the collection and analysis of satellite data across all aspects of agricultural policy, as well as the transition to data-driven scientific agriculture utilizing this data, are expected to be pursued in earnest. Jointly developed by the Korea Aerospace Administration, the Rural Development Administration, and the Korea Forest Service, the Agriculture and Forestry Satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in the U.S. at 4:12 PM KST on July 7 using a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle. As Korea's first 'independent agriculture and forestry-specialized satellite,' the Agriculture and Forestry Satellite aims to reduce dependence on foreign satellites...

(Korea Agricultural News = Reporter Ryu Min-je) Daedong Robotics (Co-CEOs Won Yu-hyun and Kang Seong-cheol), a subsidiary of Daedong Group specializing in AI robots, announced on the 6th that it has secured Series A funding totaling 5 billion won. The investment included participation from corporate venture capital (CVC) firms affiliated with GS E&C and POSCO Holdings. Based on this investment, Daedong Robotics plans to advance its AI field robot business, mass-produce new robots, and expand demonstrations at industrial sites. Three firms participated in this investment round: Explo Investment (GS E&C affiliate), POSCO Technology Investment (POSCO Holdings affiliate), and Now IB Capital (Now IB). The total investment amount is 5 billion won.

[Korea Agricultural Policy News Reporter Han Woo-jun] The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister Song Mi-ryeong) announced that, taking advantage of the launch of the ‘Agriculture and Forestry Satellite,’ it will advance the system for collecting, analyzing, and utilizing satellite data across overall agricultural policy and fully pursue a transition to data-based scientific agricultural policy. This Agriculture and Forestry Satellite, Korea’s fourth next-generation medium-sized satellite jointly developed by the Korea Aerospace Administration, the Rural Development Administration, and the Korea Forest Service, is scheduled to be launched aboard a SpaceX’s ‘Falcon 9’ launch vehicle from Vandenberg Space Force Base in the U.S. at 16:10 KST on the 7th (00:10 local time on the 7th). The Agriculture and Forestry Satellite is Korea’s first ‘independent agriculture and forestry specialized satellite’

As autonomous transport robots appear one after another, they are garnering expectations as new workers for aging rural communities. Although The Robotics (CEO Kang Dong-woo) is a new company founded in 2021, it is creating a sensation in the industry by successively launching related new products.

[Nongsuchuksan Shinmun = Reporter Park Yu-shin] The launch of the ‘Agriculture and Forestry Satellite,’ scheduled for the upcoming 7th, is expected to serve as the starting point for the government’s transition to a scientific agricultural policy. On the 3rd, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that, taking advantage of the launch of the Agriculture and Forestry Satellite (Next-Generation Medium Satellite No. 4), it will fully pursue a transition to a data-based scientific agricultural policy by upgrading the system for collecting, analyzing, and utilizing satellite data across all aspects of agricultural policy. The Agriculture and Forestry Satellite was jointly developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Rural Development Administration, and the Korea Forest Service, and is scheduled to be launched from the U.S. Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4:10 PM KST on the 7th using a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The Agriculture and Forestry Satellite is Korea

South Korea's first-ever agricultural and forestry satellite, Next Generation Medium Satellite No. 4, will be launched from the United States on the 7th.

Park Su-jin, President of the Korea Animal Products Quality Evaluation Institute, held a press conference just over three months after taking office and announced five key priority tasks. The core of the plan is to enhance operational efficiency by utilizing the big data and artificial intelligence (AI) possessed by the Institute across the entire process—from livestock production to slaughter, grading, and distribution—and to expand its role as a service agency providing customized information to livestock farmers and the industry. We examine the key points of President Park Su-jin's press conference, held on the 30th of last month at the Institute's Gyeonggi Branch.

[Nongsuchuksan News = Reporter Hong Jeong-min] ROBOS (CEO Park Jae-hyun), a bio-vision AI robotics company, announced on the 1st that it has been selected as a recipient of ‘Type 2’ support under the ‘Rapid Commercialization Support Project for AI Application Products,’ organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency. This project is a national initiative that supports early commercialization by selecting AI products capable of being commercialized in the agri-food sector within one to two years. With a total of approximately 25 companies selected, ROBOS was chosen for a Type 2 project aiming for commercialization by December of next year and will embark on the development of ‘automated slaughter process robots and equipment.’ Through this project, ROBOS