New WA Internet of Things program funding announced
May 06, 2019 at 10:18 AM
On 10 April, Minister for Agriculture and Food, Alannah MacTiernan announced $582,800 in funding through the new WA Internet of Things (IoT) DecisionAg Grant Program to grower groups and organisations.
Eight grower groups and five agricultural colleges will implement 15 projects utilising funds received. Inclusive of co-contributions the projects are worth approximately $1.3 million.
Wheatbelt grant recipients are listed below:
|
Grant Recipients |
Grant Details |
Funding Amount |
|
Corrigin Farm Improvement Group |
Utilising weather data, frost sensors and NPK Soil Moisture probes for in-season management |
$39,900 |
|
Lake Grace Development Association (LIFT) |
Farm wide Wi-Fi Network: LIFT-ing awareness of IoT technologies |
$45,000 |
|
Merredin and Districts Farm Improvement Group (MADFIG) – 1 |
Broadband in the paddock: it's possible |
$45,000 |
|
Merredin and Districts Farm Improvement Group (MADFIG) – 2 |
The Digital Rain Gauge Network Project |
$45,000 |
|
WA College of Agriculture – Cunderdin |
Cunderdin AgConnect |
$35,000 |
|
Edmund Rice College (Bindoon) |
Supporting training and education in on-farm technologies |
$44,650 |
|
Moore Catchment Council |
Agricultural sensor on farm practicality |
$20,000 |
The WA IoT DecisionAg program is designed to assist in overcoming ‘on-farm connectivity’ challenges. Recipients will demonstrate these technologies over multiple farm properties, within grower groups, across a large 16,000ha property and on agricultural college farms.
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Full list of grant recipients can be viewed here…
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