Projects
Improving Farm Water Use Efficiency - Digital technology implementation and training to improve overall on-farm productivity and improve farm water-use efficiencies.
The project aimed to enhance growers' awareness of weather variability and improve on-farm water use efficiency through digital technologies. The project consisted of two main components: a workshop-based training and a broad-scale member trial. The training involved at least 24 producers who developed personalized farm-tech plans and learned from workshop partners. The trial included the installation of low-cost rain-gauge devices across 24 farming organizations in the Great Southern region of WA.
The collected rainfall data was used to create weekly rainfall variability maps, and at the end of the season, a final rainfall value map and yield potential map were produced. These maps enabled producers to analyse their management processes and identify areas where actual yields were lower than potential yields. By the project's conclusion, producers gained a better understanding of how to utilise digital technologies to inform decision-making processes and improve farm productivity.
The project successfully installed 24 digital rain-gauges, created weekly rainfall variability maps, and increased the adoption of digital weather-monitoring technologies among farmers.
The collected rainfall data was used to create weekly rainfall variability maps, and at the end of the season, a final rainfall value map and yield potential map were produced. These maps enabled producers to analyse their management processes and identify areas where actual yields were lower than potential yields. By the project's conclusion, producers gained a better understanding of how to utilise digital technologies to inform decision-making processes and improve farm productivity.
The project successfully installed 24 digital rain-gauges, created weekly rainfall variability maps, and increased the adoption of digital weather-monitoring technologies among farmers.
