Digital agriculture
Round one of Victoria’s On-Farm Internet of Things (IoT) Trial is now underway.
What is the Internet of Things?
Watch our short video to learn more about the Internet of Things and what it means for agriculture.
What is digital agriculture?
The promise digital agriculture holds for farmers is to provide better and faster information to help make more informed decisions that improve farm performance.
Victoria's SmartFarms
Agriculture Victoria is fast-tracking innovative technology for agriculture on four new SmartFarms. The state-of-the-art SmartFarms create, test, and demonstrate smart technology solutions for agriculture in partnership with industry, agribusiness and communities.
Victoria’s Digital Agriculture Strategy
The strategy was released on 11 October 2018 and outlines the Victorian Government’s plan to support Victorian farmers to seize the opportunities of digital technologies.
Download the strategy:
Smarter, Safer Farms
The Victorian Government is delivering Action 4 of the Digital Agriculture Strategy through the Smarter, Safer Farms initiative.
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Useful links
A summary of the research, analysis and planning for the trials is provided in these reports:
- KPMG summary report – Internet of Things trials (PDF - 1.1 MB)
- KPMG summary report – Internet of Things trials (WORD - 109.0 KB)
The trial is part of the government’s Connecting Victoria initiative.
Information to support trial FAQs on data collection and storage:
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