The Minns Labor Government’s mobile high-tech ag learning bus has clocked up more than 10,000 km visiting towns across NSW promoting state of the art agricultural innovation directly to farmers.
Almost 1,200 people have experienced the virtual reality tech as well as demonstration Agtech and connectivity solutions on the bus.
Since the bus first hit the road in February this year, it has travelled to farming communities throughout the Central West, Hunter, North Coast, North West and Far West regions.
Stops have included Mudgee, Orange, Tocal, Clunes, Lismore, Gunnedah, Dubbo, Nyngan, Walgett, Bourke, Cobar, Broken Hill, Menindee, Pooncarie, and Dareton.
The Farms of the Future Mobile Learning Centre, built into a customised Volvo B12 bus, is taking agricultural innovation directly to regional communities, helping farmers embrace the new technologies shaping the future of farming.
The learning bus provides producers with hands-on access to cutting-edge Agtech and connectivity solutions through live demonstrations, practical workshops and expert advice.
Visitors get to experience firsthand how latest tech such as water tank and trough monitors, soil moisture probes, virtual fencing collars, in-paddock weighing systems, weather stations and connectivity solutions can improve productivity, strengthen farm resilience and unlock new opportunities for their businesses.
The Farms of the Future bus also plays host to producers who are enrolled in the Farms of the Future Agtech Fundamentals training courses.
So far more than 1,500 producers have completed this training helping them to better understand the role technology plays in agriculture and the benefits it can bring to a farm business.
Farms of the Future is committed to helping farmers embrace technology for increased productivity, market competitiveness and better resource management.
The Mobile Learning Centre is still on the road with stops planned between now and the end of the year at:
- Australian National Field Days in Orange – 22 – 24 Oct
- Agtech Discovery Day, Orange, 5 Nov
- Agtech Discovery Day, Cowra, 19 Nov
Grower and producer groups, schools, and community organisations can register their interest in hosting the Mobile Learning Centre on the
