Success is knowing what’s in your water account!
Goanna Ag Blog
by Anita Jay
7M ago
Goanna Ag, Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) partnered to support the Australian Cotton Irrigation Enterprises with the creation of the Water Dashboard: like an online bank account, so growers can quickly and accurately see how much they have at any given time. The Water Dashboard will be an online tool that enables individual farms or enterprises to make informed decisions regarding their overall water account in real time. CSD’s Commercial Research Manager, Dr Michael Bange, said the aim of the dashboard is to understand the amount of ..read more
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Ground-breaking algorithm redefines early-season canopy temperature measurements for cotton irrigation
Goanna Ag Blog
by Anita Jay
8M ago
Dr Alison McCarthy from UniSQ in a cotton field. In a ground-breaking development, the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) has facilitated the commercialisation of pioneering research by the University of Southern Queensland's (UniSQ) Centre for Agricultural Engineering. This collaboration, involving CRDC, CSIRO, UniSQ, and the Smarter Irrigation for Profit program, has resulted in the licensing of a revolutionary algorithm to Goanna Ag. This algorithm empowers cotton growers with a vital tool to optimise irrigation scheduling from the crucial first irrigation. With the introdu ..read more
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Spray hazard warning system live for QLD summer spraying season
Goanna Ag Blog
by Alicia Garden
1y ago
A major milestone has been reached in the effort to help minimise spray drift, with a hazardous weather warning system now live for Queensland grain and cotton growers.  The system – named Weather and Networked Data or WAND – is the result of six years of collaborative research by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and CRDC into meteorological conditions and the spray application of crop protection products. Earlier this year GRDC and CRDC partnered with Goanna Ag to deliver this new technology to growers and spray applicators. The technology will provide real time wea ..read more
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Major partnership to deliver spray hazard warning system
Goanna Ag Blog
by Alicia Garden
2y ago
The grains and cotton industries have today announced a $5.5 million investment to help minimise spray drift through a five-year partnership with Australian agtech company, Goanna Ag. The investment will see the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), in partnership with Goanna Ag develop a spray drift hazardous weather warning system that will provide real-time weather data and alerts to growers and spray operators about the presence of temperature inversions. Goanna Ag will establish, operate and maintain a network of 100 Pro ..read more
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Bayer and Goanna Ag partnership to help cotton growers improve water use efficiency
Goanna Ag Blog
by Alicia Garden
2y ago
9 August 2021 – Bayer and Goanna Ag today announced the launch of the Water Use Efficiency Grant to myBMP certified growers.  The program will provide myBMP certified growers with access to Goanna Ag’s GoField PLUS technology. GoField Plus uses field data and an analytics platform developed in Australia by CSIRO and CRDC to help growers optimise irrigation scheduling, and will contribute to the cotton industry’s sustainability targets regarding water use efficiency. Bayer Crop Science Marketing Lead – Seeds & Traits, Kate Connors said Bayer was excited about the program ..read more
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Global data to boost local agriculture climate planning
Goanna Ag Blog
by Guest User
2y ago
Leading climate analytics will combine with a regional Australia weather network to help growers identify and manage on farm climate risks.  Skip is a collaboration between leading seed supplier Pacific Seeds, Californian climate and data science start-up ClimateAi, and Goondiwindi based AgTech company Goanna Ag.  Pacific Seeds Marketing Manager Andrew Short said with the Skip platform, growers could look at farm specific short term and season ahead weather forecasts, and in an industry first, could also add customised crop alerts to assist with their on-farm decisions.  “Grower ..read more
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Goanna Ag selected in THRIVE VIII Cohort!!
Goanna Ag Blog
by Alicia Garden
2y ago
SVG Ventures announces THRIVE VII Accelerator Cohort April 28, 2021 SILICON VALLEY, CA. U.S. (April 28, 2021) – SVG Ventures | THRIVE has announced the next iteration of their agrifood-focused technology accelerator and the 12 startups selected to join their THRIVE VII cohort. The THRIVE Accelerator Program supports early-stage startups from all areas of the value chain whose technologies drive towards a more efficient, sustainable, and secure agriculture future. The selected companies benefit from a three-month program that provides investment, direct access to the largest ..read more
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Goanna Ag and Myriota announce world-first devices to support Australian farmers through drought and deluge
Goanna Ag Blog
by Alicia Garden
2y ago
Adelaide, Australia – Australia’s climate has wreaked havoc on farming in recent years, with periods of drought as well as increased rainfall caused by La Niña impacting agricultural production. The drought that began in 2019 was estimated to have reduced Australia’s GDP by between $9.5 billion and $14 billion, and demonstrates why water management has never been more critical to the survival of the Australian agricultural industry. Goanna Ag, Australia’s leading provider of on-farm sensor solutions, and their partner Myriota, the world leader in low-cost and low-power satellite connectivity f ..read more
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At Last: Connectivity Anytime, Anywhere
Goanna Ag Blog
by Guest User
2y ago
BE THE EXPERT OF YOUR FIELD. What if there was affordable, everywhere* connectivity that meant understanding what’s happening across your farm was easier, cheaper and smarter? Managing your farming business efficiently relies on your ability to make timely decisions – to get those decisions as right as you can, it is important to have timely and reliable information at hand. Often that is easier said than done. Sometimes you need to physically inspect, sometimes you take an educated ‘stab’, sometimes you just go with your ‘gut feel’. But what if a sensor could be your eyes and ears when you w ..read more
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New Internet Of Things Network Brings Next Generation Irrigation Solutions To Cotton Industry
Goanna Ag Blog
by Guest User
2y ago
Goanna Ag has announced the roll-out of a publicly available LoRaWAN Internet of Things (IoT) network supported by the National Narrowband Network Co (NNNCo), to bring smarter irrigation management solutions to Australian cotton growers. The network, an extension of NNNCo’s existing network coverage, covers an area of some 3 million hectares, stretching across Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and the Murrumbidgee, Lachlan, Gwydir MacIntyre, Namoi and Macquarie valleys, and will continue to be expanded throughout 2019. Goanna Ag recently secured funding from prominent investors including Westpac a ..read more
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