Tag Archives: precision agriculture
Optimise Your Farm With OptiSurface
As seen in the Australian Ag Contractor & Large Scale Farmer (Sep/Oct2018 Issue). Imagine each square meter of a farm optimised using GPS and artificial intelligence to improve crop yields. This is not a pipe dream that might be a reality in 2050. It has already happened in 1 million acres in…
OptiSurface for Macadamia Grower
Social licence is critical in today’s modern farming enterprise by Jamie Brown as seen in The Land Newspaper Maintaining social licence to carry out business is a cost that should be factored into the total farm budget, says a start-up macadamia enterprise which is converting flood plain previously covered in sugar cane to nut…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2018 July
Welcome to the July 2018 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month shows OptiSurface at agricultural shows, in the press and at our African training workshop. The Design Of The Month demonstrates how to design erosion control contour banks. The Feature Of The Month discusses the OptiSurface Designer’s Project Properties. If you have any problems or questions please reply to this…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2018 June
Welcome to the June 2018 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month shows users around the world and their success with OptiSurface. The Design Of The Month demonstrates an OptiSurface 2Way design with tail drains to direct water to the exit. The Feature Of The Month shows how to use Profile Polyline. If you have any problems or questions please reply…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2018 April
Welcome to the April 2018 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month shows OptiSurface as featured in Precision Farming Dealer. The Design Of The Month demonstrates a simple OptiSurface 4Way design using different types of subzones. The Feature Of The Month shows how to use Extend Surface. If you have any problems or questions please reply to this email or call…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2017 December
Seasons Greetings! Welcome to the December 2017 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month features the new tool called OptiLine with the new version coming to you very soon. The Design Of The Month demonstrates a complex OptiSurface 2Way design using Ridge, Valley, Exclusion zones and breaklines. The Feature Of The Month shows how to use Exclusion subzones when designing with…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2017 October
Welcome to the August 2017 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month features users with different applications for OptiSurface around the world. The Design Of The Month shows demo field for sugarcane production with improved drainage and irrigation. The Feature Of The Month explains the functionality of our Drainage Analysis Tool If you have any problems or questions please reply to…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2017 August
Welcome to the August 2017 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month features users with different applications for OptiSurface around the world. The Design Of The Month shows demo field for sugarcane production with improved drainage and irrigation. The Feature Of The Month explains the functionality of our Drainage Analysis Tool If you have any problems or questions please reply to…
Drainage Design Solutions of Different Topographies
Question: What is the best approach when designing fields for drainage? Answer: Based on our experience designing 100,000s of acres, we have come up with these rules of thumb: Flatter Fields Suit Landforming Alone: On fields with relatively low slopes (e.g. less than 0.5%) then there are often many small shallow depressions. Landforming is generally…
OptiSurface Newsletter – 2017 June
Welcome to the June 2017 OptiSurface Newsletter. The News Of The Month features farmers fields with a wet start of the season in regions of North America. The Design Of The Month shows a Case Study for a ‘melon hole’ field with less than one year payback. The Feature Of The Month explains the how to use Background Image. If you…