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Translational learnings from Australia: How SPAA plays a role in increasing the adoption of precision agriculture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2017

N. Dimos ,
R. Schaefer ,
E. Leonard  and
J. Koch
N. Dimos*
Affiliation:
Society of Precision Agriculture Australia Inc, P.O. Box 3490 Mildura, Victoria 3500, Australia
R. Schaefer
Affiliation:
Society of Precision Agriculture Australia Inc, P.O. Box 3490 Mildura, Victoria 3500, Australia Bulla Burra Operations Pty Ltd., P.O. Box 182, Loxton, SA 5333, Australia
E. Leonard
Affiliation:
AgriKnowHow, Urania Via Maitland, SA 5573, Australia
J. Koch
Affiliation:
Society of Precision Agriculture Australia Inc, P.O. Box 3490 Mildura, Victoria 3500, Australia Breezy Hill Ag, PO Box 13, Booleroo Centre, SA 5482, Australia
*
†E-mail: nicole@spaa.com.au
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Abstract

The Society of Precision Agriculture Australia Inc. (SPAA) is recognised as a leading, grower driven farming group in Australia. As an organisation it provides programs and services to its members and wider industry to promote the development and adoption of Precision Agriculture (PA) technologies as a means of enhancing the profitability and sustainability of agricultural production systems. This is achieved through publishing Australia’s only PA-dedicated magazine, delivering field days, seminars and conducting on-farm PA demonstrations and experiments. SPAA provides farmers with an independent source of advice on new concepts and equipment. The grains industry was the springboard for initial adoption, with winegrapes, horticulture and the sugar industry the focus sectors for further expansion. The purpose of this paper is to share the SPAA experience with a view to assisting the development of similar organisations in other countries

Keywords

Extensioninnovationgrainswinegrapessugarcane
Type
PA in practice
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Advances in Animal Biosciences , Volume 8 , Special Issue 2: Papers presented at the 11th European Conference on Precision Agriculture (ECPA 2017), John McIntyre Centre, Edinburgh, UK, July 16–20 2017 , July 2017 , pp. 694 - 697
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© The Animal Consortium 2017 

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