UNE SMART Farms in Armidale, New South Wales | Educational research centre

UNE SMART Farms

Locality: Armidale, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6773 1846

Address: University of New England 2351 Armidale, NSW, Australia

Website:

Likes: 457

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Educational research centre

24.01.2022 What a great day to be out in the field at Toombs Pasture Technology Site! There was a great turn out at the UNE SMART Farms Pasture Field Day this morning! Participants enjoyed discussions with experts in their field on pasture breeding, renovation programs, and improved pasture systems. Events such as these allow producers and community members to learn about work happening on the SMART Farms with our industry partners such as PGG Wrightson Seeds and how some of this wo...rk may apply to their own properties. UNE Agriculture PGG Wrightson Seeds

23.01.2022 Curious about the A$6 billion carbon credit market, but don't really know much about it? Three leaders in the field will be discussing how the carbon credit market is developing in a panel-type discussion tomorrow, 12pm at the UNE SMART Region Incubator. The speakers include:... Matthew Warnken, founder and Managing Director of Agrigrove, Australia's first one-stop shop for soil carbon under the Emissions Reduction Fund. Verity Morgan-Schmidt, the Stakeholder Relationship Director for Farmers for Climate Action (FCA). Dr Tom Davison, Coordinator of the Livestock Productivity Partnership based here at UNE. Register through the link below. https://okt.to/z9AHRi

22.01.2022 Last week the SMART Farm has been super busy. We have had visits from two schools in conjunction with Far Out Science, the food recycle field day, workshops as part of the ACIAR JAFfel program, a visit from Sundown Pastoral and Hancock agriculture to discuss developments and future pasture biomass space. We love sharing ideas with people in industry and showing the next generation whats possible. If you, or your company haven't been to the farm lately then don't miss out on the open day next Friday. This event is a fantastic opportunity to quench those curiosities about the SMART Farm and see what goes on out here.

21.01.2022 Wonderful to have the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) feature our Farms and some of the research happening on our Farms in their current newsletter. Check it out!

20.01.2022 The next generation of Australian Farmers are well and truly in the works! Primary school aged children will benefit from a new three-year education program called Kids to Farms, which will give them first-hand experience of the agriculture sector and the paddock-to-plate journey. The program has highlighted the importance of children having access to physically visiting a farm, and opening their eyes to the possibilities in agribusiness and farming. ... At UNE, we are lucky to have our SMART Farm programs that involve school aged children, and so this initiative is well received! Read on https://okt.to/h6ACmU

20.01.2022 ATTENTION!!! Unfortunately we have had to postpone our open day that was meant to be on this Friday due to unforeseen circumstances. The open day has been postponed to later date that will be finalized in the New year. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank you for your understanding.

19.01.2022 It was great to welcome a visit from Paraway Pastoral Company and Angus Australia at Tullimba today! The team checked out the cattle Paraway have on feed here as part of the Angus Sire Benchmarking Program (ASBP) along with a quick look at the tempering plant. Find out more about the ASBP here https://okt.to/UbwQCD ... Angus Australia Paraway Pastoral Company Limited

18.01.2022 Circle November 26 in your calendars! The UNE SMART Farms Pastures Field Day is coming! This free event will host a variety of discussions including - pasture breeding - pasture renovation programs ... - managing improved pasture systems RSVP are essential, see here for more https://okt.to/0F3pL9 UNE Alumni UNE Future Students UNE Agriculture

17.01.2022 At the beginning of June our annual HSC Booster Days were held for the first time online! There was record breaking turn out with over 1500 Year 12 students tuning in to listen to presentations by UNE Staff on a variety of disciplines aligning with students HSC subjects. This year UNE SMART Farm’s Education Officer Alison Stewart joined in with a presentation on the UNE SMART Farm property 'Kirby' with a series of short videos on the yearly operations that occur on the prope...Continue reading

16.01.2022 Last week, the entire Niangala Primary School (all four of them) visited UNE Smart Farm. The students enjoyed a day full of adventure and excitement with Operations Manager, Alison Stewart. During their visit the students saw the collars used to monitor sheep movement and the cameras that are used to do facial recognition on dogs. They were particularly enthusiastic when it came to using their problem solving skills to program a small drone to fly a U shaped pattern across a theoretical paddock inside. It was such a pleasure to show them all the exciting things we do out at the Smart Farm and hope they come and visit again soon!

15.01.2022 Time is running out to register for the UNE SMART Farms Pastures Field Day! Come along and expand your horizons with experts in - pasture breeding - pasture renovation programs ... - managing improved pasture systems RSVP are essential, see here for more https://okt.to/js62K3

14.01.2022 If you have ever thought of a career as a University lecturer then now is your chance to become one. UNE have some fantastic openings being advertised as you can see in the image below. The University is looking for a wide range of candidates from around the world. So if you or someone you know might be interested in one of these roles, share or tag them in this post to spread the word!!! Applications are to go through the University portal which you can find on the link belo...w. https://okt.to/XhsFfR.

14.01.2022 Please join us at the UNE SMART Farms for our second open day of the year coming up on the 22nd of November. Here you will learn about research and education activities on the farms. you will also hear from AgTech founders at the SMART Region Incubator about their businesses and find out what the future of Ag might look like. RSVP: Monday 18th of November Email: [email protected] cost: Free... Numbers are limited so sign up today. For more information go to www.une.edu.au/smartfarms

10.01.2022 Last week SMART Farm staff participated in an electric bike trial! A trial into two-wheeled electric bikes has been underway to find a safer and greener alternative to quad bikes, with low running costs. The joint trial between Meat and Livestock Australia, Donor company and The Kondinin Group and Electric Offroad Bikes. ... The electric bikes are lighter, have no gears, limited power and speed and are easy to ride, compared to traditional recreational and agricultural two-wheeled bikes. These bikes will expand farmers ability to selecting the correct machine for the task, drastically reduce operating costs of personal transport, reduce on-farm fatalities and enable farmers to move around the farm and muster sheep and cattle in relative peace and quiet. This farm trial is to assess the different styles of electric bikes for personal transport and mustering, on grazing properties. There are around 15,000 quad bikes sold in Australia annually, here has only been one new, two wheeled petrol Ag bike developed in 20 years. Electric bikes could be an alternative to quad bikes as there have been over 240 quad bike related deaths in Australia, and over 600 hospitalized injuries per year. That is a huge statistic! The cost of quad bike and side by side deaths and injuries in Australia is estimated to be $208 million annually. The trial will be on five properties to demonstrate/test/evaluate the bikes on grazing operations. The Kondinin Group will do an in depth research assessment and report. Results will be published in Farming Ahead and FeedBack, magazines. Videos and information as it comes to hand, will be on Facebook: Electric offroad Bikes and www.electricoffroadbikes.com.au Following the trial, We will be putting together bulk orders of bikes, including finance and warranty, with secondary manufacture to suit farmer needs. This is an Exciting New Electric Future! The photos are of SMART Farms Tech Manager Derek Schneider (in blue short), Armidale SMART Farms Manager Paul Arnott (in green short) and Justin Hoad (in the Akubra) who organised the trial. Meat & Livestock Australia UNE Agriculture University of New England, AU

08.01.2022 We tagged along with Alison Stewart, and a great group of NEGS students, for a half-day Agtech workshop on Wednesday last week. The hand-on workshop took the girls to some of our world-class research facilities on campus including Kirby SMART Farm, The Centre for Animal Research and Teaching (CART) and the glasshouses. Thanks to the NEGS students and the UNE academics who gave their time to share their knowledge in Agtech.

08.01.2022 Alison Stewart is helping to inspire the next generation of farmers. She has recently started her new role as the Education Officer for the UNE SMART Farms, and brings a plethora of knowledge and passion to the position. We sat down with Alison to find out a little more about her new job at UNE and why it is so important to engage students with the agricultural industry at a young age. Growing up in Narrabri, I have always had a connection to the land. After I completed a B...Continue reading

08.01.2022 Some well deserved rain fell over the UNE SMART Farms yesterday afternoon. There is even some green beginning to appear! Sure is a sight for sore eyes keep up those rain dances! and UPDATE: it's raining again just now! Yippee!

07.01.2022 What a privilege to have the UNE SMART Farms featured in the agtechfinder newsletter! Check it out! https://okt.to/PT7nb3

06.01.2022 Today is the last day to RSVP so don't miss out on this great opportunity to see what goes on at the UNE SMART Farm Please join us at the UNE SMART Farms for our second open day of the year coming up on the 22nd of November. Here you will learn about research and education activities on the farms. you will also hear from AgTech founders at the SMART Region Incubator about their businesses and find out what the future of Ag might look like. For more information go to www.une.edu.au/smartfarms