Regional farmers involved in a trial aimed at discovering benefits of Internet of Things technology on broadacre cropping farms will have support from a fresh face at Horsham’s Grains Innovation Park.
Agriculture Victoria grain technology co-ordinator Mark Gould was appointed to support farmers in Victoria’s On-Farm Internet of Things Trial as it prepares to start in Birchip, Tatura, Serpentine and Maffra areas.
Mr Gould said the trial would support grain growers to test the technology and it was his job to ensure farmers taking part in the trial had a close point of contact to help them select technologies best matched to their businesses’ needs.
“The trial will allow us to work together to investigate how well Internet of Things technology works in the practical day-to-day running of a farm business,” he said.