GRDC Hands-on Precision Agriculture Training (HOPAT) project

Project Location
Cleve
Project Manager
Naomi Scholz
Start Date
January 2021
Finish Date
December 2021
Funding Source
GRDC
Funding Amount
$6,000
Key People Involved
Colin Hinze (Pinion Advisory)

This page was last updated on 23 May 2023.

Summary

Assist Pinion Advisory to deliver 2 Precision Ag workshops.

Initial PA workshop held at Cleve on 16 Feb 2021, 18 attended. Sent follow-up survey to participants to inform next workshop content.
Final workshop held in Cleve 7 September 2021. 4 farmers attended. Dan Adams from Cockaleechie presented on his experiences with PA.

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