Creating a Farm Recordkeeping System
Company Size
11-200
Country
- Australia
Product
- Agworld
Tech Stack
- Cloud-based platform
- Mobile application
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Agriculture
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Procurement
Use Cases
- Farm Monitoring & Precision Farming
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
About The Customer
Anna Binna Farms is a 6,500-hectare farming operation located at Maitland on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula. The farm grows a rotation of lentils, wheat, barley and Canola with hay production happening as well in some years, depending on the season. The farm is run by owner Ben Wundersitz along with a team of 4 full-time staff. The farm was struggling with keeping accurate records of everything that happens in the field using a pen-and-paper system. The system was not user-friendly for all team members and did not provide a good way to track important information such as withholding periods, amount of fertilizer or chemicals that need to be purchased or any other spray-related information.
The Challenge
Anna Binna Farms, a 6,500-hectare farming operation at Maitland on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula, was struggling with their pen-and-paper system for farm records. The system was not user-friendly for all team members and did not provide a good way to track important information such as withholding periods, amount of fertilizer or chemicals that need to be purchased or any other spray-related information. The farm owner, Ben Wundersitz, was aware of the need to improve this part of their operation but was unsure of the best solution. The farm needed a system that required minimal data entry to reduce the risk of errors and inaccuracies. The system also needed to be well suited to both the size of the farm and the skills of the team.
The Solution
The farm's agronomist, Sam Holmes, introduced Agworld to Ben after he had started using Agworld himself in 2012. Agworld is a cloud-based platform that allows the team to collaborate on the same platform and minimise the need for data entry. The agronomist creates recommendations in Agworld and sends them through to the team. All team members have an iPad with Agworld on it and can see those recommendations and action them. A few taps turn a recommendation into an 'actual', creating the record that the farm owner needs. The system is simple and reduces the risk of errors. The farm owner and the agronomist sit together twice a year for planning purposes. They use Agworld to work on the rotation for the next year and create reports of exactly how much seed and other inputs will be needed. Once this is done, everyone involved in Anna Binna Farms can see what the plan is and what needs to happen at what time.
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