Society of Precision Agriculture Australia in Mildura, Victoria | Agricultural cooperative

Society of Precision Agriculture Australia

Locality: Mildura, Victoria

Phone: +61 437 422 000

Address: PO Box 3490 3500 Mildura, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.spaa.com.au

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24.01.2022 Attn #SA sheep and cattle producers. Here's your chance to implement #PA onto your livestock farms with a new grant. Read more here.

23.01.2022 #sponsorpost #productupdate

23.01.2022 Read the latest about using digital soil maps to make forecast decisions in the current issue of Precision Ag News https://spaa.com.au/resources/ Digital soil maps that use spatial data, machine learning and guided soil testing are pinpointing soil constraints and their specific impact on yield. The work is being perfected by Ed Jones from the University of Sydney and soil specialist Dr Pat Hulme, from Sustainable Soils Management in Warren, NSW. By showing farmers how constraints impact on yield, they can decide if amelioration is worthwhile.

23.01.2022 This is a sponsored post, but you might be keen to learn more with harvest around the corner. Keep an eye out for the zoom link next week.

23.01.2022 SPAA enews - Welcome to the first edition for 2021 - https://mailchi.mp//spaa-enews-welcome-to-the-first-editio Learn about our team, upcoming events, industry news and sponsor updates.

22.01.2022 An event that might be of interest to you all.

21.01.2022 Read the latest about new options for on-farm connectivity and find you nearest Ag demo farm in the current issue of Precision Ag News https://spaa.com.au/resources/ In paddock sensors for water, weather, insect traps etc have been working well for a while. The missing link has been reliable and cheap connectivity for automatic data collection. In this article we look at a terrestrial IoT connectivity option, the Things Network, and Myriotas nano-satellite solution. Both offer great opportunities to Australian farmers but there are some differences that are worth understanding.

20.01.2022 Food Agility CEO Dr Mike Briers was interviewed in the latest edition of #TheAustralianFarmer discussing the opportunities digital and tech offers to #ausag, how we can bridge the gap between farmers and technologists, and the innovative potential of Australian R&D.

19.01.2022 Looks like with all the social distancing so many great #PA projects aren't hitting the stages of national industry conferences. Here's the latest from our friends at Centre for Agricultural Engineering. Don't forget about other great research on show on #SPAA our Youtube channel with Three Minutes With...

19.01.2022 Launching Three Minutes [email protected] from University of Sydney Funded by Cotton Research & Development Corporation his #PA project "Mapping the depth to soil constraints - a useful tool for understanding yield variability" is helping growers make more informed and precise management decisions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB6oOrp7Ukw&t=21s

19.01.2022 An exciting role currently exists at National Farmers' Federation #careeropportunity #digitalag

19.01.2022 Remote sensing is helping Australian researchers forecast sugarcane yields @une_aarsc. Read all about it in the latest @SPAA_Inc member magazine #PrecisionAgNews at spaa.com.au

18.01.2022 Precision Ag News Sensors and the secret life of sheep Ground-breaking research into new technology is shining a light on previously hidden sheep behaviours. Australian Wool Innovation is using wearable sensors combined with some pretty complex algorithms to give sheep researchers an unprecedented amount of information on sheep behaviours.... Murdoch University’s Andrew Thompson is using wearable sensors - Smart Tags - to investigate pasture utilisation and feed efficiency. It could ultimately lead to the development of an alert system that could tell a producer remotely and real time the optimum time for moving sheep to fresh pasture.

18.01.2022 It's the last day of #scienceweek today, and #SPAA is at the forefront of promoting #PA research and development. Tune into our #Youtube channel to watch videos on science in action by researchers and farmers.

17.01.2022 Less than two weeks til #FIRA200. FIRA 2020 is free for farmers & producers. And as a bonus, if you dont fall under the producer catergory, all SPAA supporters can receive 20% discount upon registering. Be sure to add this discount code at your registration checkout. FIRA2020SPAA This 3-day event combines innovation and quality online experience for a sector that has a key role to play to address the current environmental, economic and social issues, and includes Oz on the program too.

16.01.2022 Launching our next "Three Minutes With...." Here we iintroduce Christina Ratcliff, Principal Research Technician at CSIRO. This video showcases Precision Ag Tools (PAT) plugin. PAT is a QGIS plugin for tools required for processing and analysing precision agriculture data. It includes tools for data cleaning and map interpolation to create TIFF's from high spatial density on-the-go sensor data such as yield monitor or EM38 soil sensor data. There are also tools for analysis of remotely sensed imagery and for the clustering of multiple datasets. And it coincides with a new release of QGIS3 / Python3 compatible version of PAT.

16.01.2022 As featured in our own #PrecisionAgNews autumn 2020 edition. Learn more about this surveillance, diagnostic and reporting program addressing monitoring of airborne agr pests and pathogens.

16.01.2022 A snapshot from a #SPAA supporter. Well done on your great work, and continually working with us to share your research successes

15.01.2022 Its national tradies health month and today we celebrate the people who service our machinery and keep the reseller industry moving. While on-farm our members are multi-skilled tradies in their own right, whats the trade you appreciate most?

15.01.2022 This is a sponsored post, if you use #SMS check out the updates.

13.01.2022 Five startups supported by Grains Research and Development Corporation are now set to try and impress us with their #agtech solution and #innovation.

13.01.2022 Learn from this researcher about his #PA in rice project.

12.01.2022 27 FREE interactive workshop will kick off 2021 for #SPAA & learn how to get the most out of #PA tools. These workshop will provide growers with hands-on experience with a range of PA technologies and how they can be used to identify and manage variability and improve productivity and profitability. Workshop sessions will focus on proven technologies and practices currently in use by growers and advisors. Workshops will take place nation-wide and content will be tailored to each regional location. For dates (between 5th Feb and 18th March), locations and to RSVP check out our website. https://spaa.com.au/events/hands-on-precision-ag-training/ Grains Research and Development Corporation

11.01.2022 Introducing our newest #sponsor Stratus Imaging Stratus Imaging, are committed to helping farmers, agronomists and researchers across Australia make informed, data-driven decisions. #RemoteSensing technology from State-of-the-art #UAVs, Manned Aircraft and #Satellite, combined with industry-leading analysis, empowers the agriculture industry to make better decisions, maximising yields and saving both time and money For more information on these and their services, please visit www.stratusimaging.com.au and follow them on facebook.

10.01.2022 SPAA enews - Welcome to the September 2020 edition of eHappenings - https://mailchi.mp//spaa-enews-welcome-to-the-september-20 Another great issue as we present news & happenings in the PA space incl; Introducing our newest team member Finance & Membership Administrator & other important SPAA news Details of the virtual PA symposuim featuring ISPA President Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer Three minutes with.... & our final SAGIT "Where are they now?" producer case study... Research updates with our industry focus on livestock Sponsor News & more See more

10.01.2022 Read the latest about farmers using new #agtech in the current issue of Precision Ag News https://spaa.com.au/resources/ @AndrewSarge, @NuffieldFarming @efarmerdot @theGRDC

10.01.2022 A new resource for grain growers 'Profit from Precision Agriculture' offers an easy to follow step by step approach to adopting PA. On this podcast, we speak to one of the authors, Patrick Redden from Rural Directions. https://bit.ly/2DjI2pS

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09.01.2022 Launching our 10th & final case study of the "where are they now?" #PA early adopters project. Learn why #AllenBuckley has applied a natural approach to the adoption of PA tools & other on farm innovation strategies South Australian Grain Industry Trust Download your copy here https://tinyurl.com/y47wy5eh

09.01.2022 Officially launched at the SAGIT Annual Update: Conversations with Farmers booklet, produced by us & AgCommunicators with funding from South Australian Grain Industry Trust. Thanks to Mark Branson Farms who is on the SPAA committee and who is profiled in the book and stepped up since I couldnt cross the border to be there to launch our book. And a huge thx u to the 10 growers who still lead the way in #PA 10 years on. ... #BookLaunchDay #WhereAndWhatAreTheyUpToNow?

09.01.2022 Our Three Minutes With available on YouTube shares so many aspects of this project. Do yourself a favour and check out the episodes.

08.01.2022 Read the latest about farmers using new ag technology in the current issue of Precision Ag News https://spaa.com.au/resources/ Being an early adopter can be as exhausting as it is exciting. Having been among the first to use GPS guidance, autosteer and yield mapping in the late 1990s, the Sargents investment in PA technology stalled in the early 2000. They now focus on using their data, or tools supported by contractors, to better understand and manage variation. For his r...ecently completed Nuffield Farming Scholarship, Andrew took his family into a new area of early adoption open source farm software. He hopes this will offer ways to overcome compatibility issues, manufactures upgrades that make old data inaccessible, and the high costs of proprietary software. At the same time, it provides a way for farmers to stay in control of their data and encourage agtech developers to create add-ons that work with the open systems. See more

07.01.2022 Great effort by our #VicePresident in showcasing #PA #Technology #smartfarm to future practitioners

06.01.2022 Launching Three Minutes With..... @alex clancy from Agriculture Victoria to continue our series on the #FutureFarm project. Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation this #PA aspect of this project looks at evaluation of canopy indices & sensor platforms. https://youtu.be/82DHyzybMZw

06.01.2022 Launching Three Minutes With..... @stephenleo, a PhD candidate from QUT (Queensland University of Technology) to continue our series on the #FutureFarm project. Funded by Cotton Research & Development Corporation this #PA aspect of this project looks at predicting in season cotton N status using Sentinel-2. https://youtu.be/AKUMCqmt27w

04.01.2022 This is a sponsored post. Our newest sponsor is passing on savings to you - simply mention our name to reap the benefits. #DiscountImagery.

04.01.2022 During COVID-19 farmers young and old, and all those other important workers in the agriculture industry have had our back, everyday continuing to grow the food and fibre, we all depend on. Today is National Agriculture Day, and the team at #SPAA wants everyone to celebrate the everyday extraordinary efforts of our farmers and all that is good about Australian agriculture. #AgdayAU

04.01.2022 Register now for #PASympoisum 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/c8f18c/register-now-for-pasympoisum-2020 Our annual forum is only a few weeks away, SPAA and PAL are excited to take the event virtually for the first time. Whilst a little different, and only taking up 1 hour of your day, we hope this is the start of many PA research and development updates with ISPA President our guest speaker. Book your FREE ticket now https://spaa.com.au/events/2020-pa-sympoisum/?

02.01.2022 PA Symposium 2020....Have you registered yet? - https://mailchi.mp//pa-symposium-2020have-you-registered-y The PA Symposium is now only one week away. SPAA in conjunction with the Precision Agriculture Laboratory, Sydney Institute of Agriculture are excited to host our first virtual event. Event Features; - FREE - Only 1 hour long - And we have 4 great speakers.... Register now www.spaa.com.au See more

02.01.2022 SPAA enews - Welcome to the November 2020 edition of eHappenings - https://mailchi.mp//spaa-enews-welcome-to-the-november-202 Learn about our people, new projects, PA happenings, upcoming events and sponosr news. It's always busy in the #PA space

01.01.2022 This #SPAA member is the next @Nuffield scholar to hit our news feed. Congrats Andrew. A great research topic, do yourself, have a read to learn more about Open Source Agtech

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01.01.2022 In a year long study in the #SE SA, Elders agronomist trialled sensors for mapping nitrogen in canola. The key findings from this project include: -The variable rate map generated showed a significant amount of paddock variability, indicating sensor imagery such as this would be a worthwhile method in determining precise nitrogen application. -NDRE is less sensitive to plant population and bare soil readings than NDVI. -NDRE is more sensitive to crop shadowing than NDVI. -Res...ults indicated NDVI had the strongest relationship to yield at late flowering. Read more below....... See more

01.01.2022 Precision Ag News Remote alerts for wild dogs? Can sheep behaviour be used to remotely alert woolgrowers to the presence of a wild dog? Researchers working on Australian Wool Innovation's Smart Tag project believe so and are using wearable sensors to answer this and other animal welfare questions in what could be an important move in the ongoing war against wild dog predation.... Earlier research using GPS technology demonstrated there were some key sheep behavioural changes under simulated predation scenarios. Now a trial at Dunraven Station, in western Queensland, hopes to build on this research under commercial conditions and, ultimately, develop an algorithm that will offer an alert system to allow producers the option of intervention before it is too late.