Grain Automate: From data to decisions

About this episode

Emma Ayliffe discusses the importance of structured farm data for making confident agricultural decisions.

This episode is part two in the GRDC Grain Automate initiative series and is led by the Society of Precision Agriculture Australia (SPAA). Emma Ayliffe, a grower and director with Summit Ag in New South Wales Central West, takes us through a pragmatic approach to autonomy and agronomy. She covers how farm data can be structured and interpreted to support confident, actionable decision making rather than just generating dashboards. Emma is adamant growers need to be using more structure when assessing what to prioritise on farm. And at the top of that list is data. Contact: Emma Ayliffe Grower, Lake Cargelligo NSW emma.ayliffe@summitag.com.au More Information: Grain Automate Are you ready for Autonomy? Major initiatives - Grain Automate SPAA Webinar – Paving the way for on-farm autonomy Project Code: SPA2404-002RTX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Emma Ayliffe

Topics covered

• data analysis
• agronomy
• autonomy
• decision making
• precision agriculture

Keywords

• farm data
• autonomy
• agronomy
• decision making
• precision agriculture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Society of Precision Agriculture Australia, Summit Ag, Grains Research and Development Corporation, Grain Automate, SPAA Webinar, megaphone.fm

Places: New South Wales Central West, Lake Cargelligo NSW

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