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Autonomous Agronomist Field Day 2024
This is the first field day for the GRDC Autonomous Agronomist project run by DataFarming. Fusing sensors, satellites, and drones.
Replicated trials across Victoria
This week we have been scanning some trial sites across Victoria. Although some parts were wet from the recent rain, we were still able to collect the data we needed. We collect the data, process it to give you quantitative measurements to accurately compare various treatments. This can easily scale…
The Australian Article: High-tech farm jobs ready for take-off
Technology is poised to change Australian farming practice forever. Tristan Steventon is what might be broadly termed a farm worker, but his tools of the trade aren’t a set of shears or a fencing strainer. Instead, they are vast amounts of data. He pulls together data from satellite images, drones,…
The Land Article: ‘Explosion’ of new software fires up drone uptake in agriculture
An explosion of new software is triggering a surge in the use of drones on farms, says a former Australian Army officer who has founded an ag-tech company built on collecting data using the machines. Tristan Steventon spent 20 years in the military before returning to his farming roots in…
Drones in Agriculture
From the bush to the Army and back to the bush – we chat about drones and agriculture. As Mark Twain said, “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life”. From being country born and bred, we understand the unique…