AG-HUB, an agriculture web portal for farmers, has been
awarded the Telecommunications Users' Association of New
Zealand (Tuanz) "best of the best" prize at its 2011
innovations awards.
Ag-Hub captured information from on-farm recording devices
such as feed readers, effluent irrigators, moisture tapes and
weather stations.
That information was transmitted to Ag-Hub through wireless
farm network FarmNet.
Farmers could use the tool to generate reports on things such
as pasture cover, yield mapping, fertiliser requirements,
water use, soil moisture and temperature, effluent nutrients,
application rates, weather and animal weights.
Future applications included measuring fertiliser performance
against soil test information and fertiliser recommendations.
In addition to capturing information on-farm, Ag-Hub enabled
information to be fed into other online tools, such as the
industry-recognised nutrient management tool Overseer.
Operating as an open-industry portal, it enabled other
companies to build and host their applications, as well as
link to other sites, so farmers did not have to go into
multiple sites to view information relevant to that industry.
It also delivered information to other users, such as
consultants, authorised by the farm owner. They could view in
real time what was happening on the property from anywhere
with internet access.
Farmworks Systems Ltd, the company that created Ag-Hub, is
51% owned by Ballance Agri-Nutrients.
Ballance chief executive Larry Bilodeau said the high level
of interest from farmers confirmed the company's view that it
"was a winner".
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