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  • Revolutionizing Agriculture: How Unique Aussie Design is Winning Awards and Helping Farmers
    June 7, 2023 Nick Seymour | Owner Farmo

    Revolutionizing Agriculture: How Unique Aussie Design is Winning Awards and Helping Farmers

    The Water Rat from Farmo is revolutionizing the way farmers monitor their water supply. Designed by a farmer, the device uses a GPS system to monitor water levels in troughs and tanks and sends real-time alerts to your phone or PC when levels drop. It's cost-effective, with no need for multiple devices, and has won several design and sustainability awards. The Water Rat is a critical tool for farmers, providing historical data that can be used to improve herd management and reduce water waste.

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  • Why is LoRa an optimal choice for on farm connectivity?
    May 1, 2023 Paul Stapleton | Managing Director | PLF Australia

    Why is LoRa an optimal choice for on farm connectivity?

    LoRa, the top choice for on-farm connectivity, offers impressive range up to 15 kilometres, even reaching over 25 kilometres in some projects. With a single gateway, LoRa can manage data collection from hundreds of devices, serving as the sole backhaul point for the network. Unlike NB-IoT and Satellite technologies, which require each device to provide its own backhaul, LoRa allows for more frequent and cost-effective data transmission. It enables data transmission from multiple devices at a reduced cost per packet. Read the benefits of LoRa for your farming operations.
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  • The data-driven future of farming
    April 19, 2023 Hamish Munro, Co-Founder, Pairtree Intelligence

    The data-driven future of farming

    Farm machinery revolutionised farming practices over the past 200 years. The radical changes in the 21st Century are all about the 'smart farm revolution', led by digital technologies and this is set to continue. While Pairtree's Hamish Munro thinks data-driven farming will increase productivity and efficiencies, he warns that farmers need to plan how they are going to juggle all the new data and learn how to use it in new ways to get the full advantage.
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