Agriculture Services

Hydroterra provides innovative integrated monitoring, irrigation control and reporting solutions that assist growers, horticulturalists and other agricultural ventures to optimize their water management, fertilizer and production practices and assist with the goal of improved and sustainable productivity.

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SERVICES

HydroTerra offers a comprehensive range of environmental monitoring solutions for agriculture.

  • Irrigation scheduling and control
  • Satellite mapping
  • Soil moisture monitoring units and systems
  • Tank level monitoring
  • Automated weather stations
  • Plant growth monitoring
  • Water use monitoring
  • Stream flow and dam level monitoring
  • Whole farm telemetry networks – LORA, minisatellite, and radio

PRODUCTS

Soil moisture monitoring

Decagon conductivity sensors

Sentek Soil Moisture Probes

Aquaflex soil moisture tape

DataStream single point soil moisture sensors

Tank level monitoring

Ultrasonic tank level meters

Solinst Level Logger Edge

DataStream Level Logger

Weather monitoring

Automated weather stations

Windsonic anenometers connected to telemetry

PM10 and PM2.5 continuous dust monitors

Case Study

Melbourne Polytechnic Large-scale demonstration farm

HydroTerra were engaged to develop a complex soil, plant and climate monitoring system across Melbourne Polytechnic’s extensive demonstration farm in Yan Yean, Victoria. The system includes both a cellular and radio network, providing connectivity across the farm and allowing remote access to environmental data for both training and operational activities.

Case Study

Basils Farm Soil Moisture

HydroTerra were engaged to develop a complex soil, plant and climate monitoring system across Melbourne Polytechnic’s extensive demonstration farm in Yan Yean, Victoria. The system includes both a cellular and radio network, providing connectivity across the farm and allowing remote access to environmental data for both training and operational activities.

Expert

Contact Alastair Reed

Alastair has developed a broad range of experience in natural resource management, data analytics, agriculture, practical-based training and integrated technology. After completing Science (Genetics) and Forest Science degrees at the University of Melbourne, he worked in strategic planning and fire-line operations for the Victorian Government Fire Management Department before undertaking a PhD in Forest Genetics. The systems-thinking approach developed during this research has been used to inform later research output in natural environments, broad-acre cropping and horticulture, particularly using IPM to enhance ecosystem services. Research in big data analytics led to being presented with the Christophe Baron Award for Best Presentation at the 2015 American Association of Wine Economists Conference. Alastair has consulted in energy management and sensor-implementation for operational optimisation of agricultural enterprises.

Between 2008 and 2016 Alastair coordinated the Viticulture and Winemaking higher education program at Melbourne Polytechnic, developing a pioneering online delivery program, allowing off-site students to undertake highly practical courses with a firm and uncompromising grounding within industry-recognised graduate outcomes. Alastair brings this approach to HydroTerra’s innovative program of training packages, providing flexibly delivered courses for environmental monitoring professionals.