Centre for eCommerce and Communications Online Farm Trials Knowledge | Technology | Smarter farming

The issue…..why this project? Quality information is essential for guiding change and improving grain growing practices. To increase crop production and quality Reduce costs Improve financial and environmental sustainability Vast resources of cropping research data and knowledge have been created and compiled over decades through investment by GRDC and other funding sources. GRDC recognises new ways of connecting knowledge to the user are needed. Eg. NVT, Better Fertiliser Decisions, GrowNotes Online Farm Trials Research Project2

How does this project help? 3 Unlocking knowledge benefits from past and current grain research Knowledge – National cropping trial research data Technology – Digitisation, data management systems and online tools/applications improve flow, accessibility and assessment of trial research data. Smarter farming – decision making assisted by access to the latest knowledge and information.

Project objectives Online Farm Trials Research Project4 Improve access to, and interpretation of, grain research knowledge for the benefit of growers, researchers and the wider grains industry Create an interactive online grain research information repository using innovative technology

Online Farm Trials framework Online Farm Trials Research Project5 Farm trials Annual research reports Trial data Online Farm Trials website and application External data (eg. soils maps, climate data) Other online research resources (eg. NVT, Better Fertiliser Decisions, GrowNotes) User Grower, agronomist, researcher, grower groups User Grower, agronomist, researcher, grower groups Individual trial project report documents Trial data summaries Data downloads Researcher details Links to other relevant information

The team – collaboration is the key Project team Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Federation University Australia Nicon Rural Services International Plant Nutrition Institute Partners and collaborators Grower groups Crop research programs and organisations Ag publishing groups Agricultural advisors/consultants University researchers Government departments/staff/researchers Online Farm Trials Research Project6 Growers Field researchers Scientists Programmers Agronomists Consultants

Pilot projects – guiding development Online Farm Trials Research Project7 Liebe Group Liebe Group Northern Grower Alliance Northern Grower Alliance Southern Farming Systems Southern Farming Systems Also input from: Kondinin Group (WA) Birchip Cropping Group (VIC) Grower groups providing data and assisting with development of the technology

Some trial stats – the resource Just for the three pilot groups Almost 1,300 trial projects Approx. 11,700 treatment tests Approx. 1,100 variety types Online Farm Trials Research Project8

Online Farm Trials features Direct online access to trial research data in digital form. Linkages to other relevant online data and information. Interactive online maps of trial sites and other spatial data Online national digital library of farm trial research reports and documents. Analytical/decision tool for growers, agronomists and researchers. Increased awareness, networking and collaboration on farm trial research at a national scale. Online Farm Trials Research Project9

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Thank you Acknowledgements Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Cam Nicholson – Nicon Rural Services Rob Norton – International Plant Nutrition Institute Southern Farming Systems Liebe Group Northern Grower Alliance Kondinin Group Online Farm Trials Research Project –

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