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Samples | Irrigation | Machine Learning | Supply Chain | Open Data | Drones | Horticulture | Forklift Operator HRW Licence | Pay Rate Per Tray | WiFi Mashups

Samples

• Salt Table Helper mobile app for NSW and Queensland using groundwater electrical conductivity (EC) open data
• crop drones
• Google WiFi mashups
• supply chain using machine learning

Irrigation

In May 2019, we researched improving results from irrigation using moisture sensors and feedback loops.

Machine Learning

In October 2018, I am studying supply chain management in EdX, Inc MIT where I am doing machine learning using Orange Python data science software to find patterns in large quantities of data. This can be applied to substitute similar suppliers if there are economic changes that lead to need to rearrange supply chain.

In 2018, Sydney University is using robotics and Data Farming is using satellite data for smart agriculture.

Supply Chain

We studied supply chain management in MIT Edx.org courses in 2015-2016 and got very good marks in maths. We plan on finishing a MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management via MIT Edx.org.

In June 2017, we would have liked to study Cert II Logistics but were unable to get to Kawana Sunshine Coast to complete it.

Open Data

We were finalist for Science Open Data Competition of Qld DSITIA in 2014 for our Salt Table Helper App using groundwater electrical conductivity (EC) open data. See YouTube video.

Drones

We studied drones in TUM Edx.org course in 2014. We plan to deploy crop drones.

Horticulture

In December 2018-January 2019, I thinned apples in Harcourt Victoria.

Thinning apples for a better crop - excellent video for training in thinning

In August 2017, we started strawberry picking in Wamuran QLD 15 km from Caboolture to boost revenue and learn of local horticulture industry ICT and supply chain opportunities.

In June 2017, as part of The Sweetest Job Program of Moreton Bay Regional Council, Sunshine Coast Council, GrowCom and RDA Moreton Bay, we did beginning of Cert II Horticulture by private RTO (paid for by Qld Dept of Education and Training) at Caboolture PCYC to prepare to work in agribusiness using our supply chain and farm experience.

In 2003, 2006 and 2009 we did fruit picking in Gumlu North Queensland and Mooroopna Victoria, Orange New South Wales and Loxton South Australia for about a year total.

In 2015 we worked in a nursery as nursery assistant in Glasshouse Mountains.

Forklift Operator HRW Licence

In October we did 3 day Forklift Operator Training via Major Training Group Morayfield via Stones Throw Group (Sweetest Job Program) to get HRW Licence via Workplace Health and Safety Queensland. This is so I can work in logistics on farms or factories.

Pay Rate per Tray

In August 2017 onwards, farm scanned picker code and tray code so they were linked but picker was paid average tray weight based on all people's tray average weight for week. So packing tray was paramount or not paid.

WiFi Mashups

We built a Google mashup portal of WiFi nodes to improve reach of Internet in Orange NSW to start with then expanded it in Australia and overseas for logistics.

Links

• supply chain
  • Food processor SPC Ardmona sells factory to fresh fruit packer - Geoffrey Thompson - biggest apple and pear grower in Australia 6/16
  • Strawberry needle tampering crisis: Queensland growers call for 'calm and common sense' 9/18 - affected Wamuran where I was picking in October 2018
  • SAP (ex Sybase) - very expensive supply chain software
• machine learning
  • Data Farming - open data from satellite imagery of agricultural areas 10/18
  • Orange - Python data science machine learning software - edx.org supply chain, MIT 10/18
  • Australian Centre for Field Robotics, Sydney University 10/18
• innovation
  • Drape Net - netting for hail and pests on orchards
    
  • Apple and Pear Australia Ltd - robotics, netting
  • P2D Project: accelerating precision agriculture to decision agriculture - Australian Farm Institute - digital agriculture
  • CropLogic IPO on ASX:CLI 9/17
  • NZ Institute for Plant for Food Research (CropLogic based on this research)
  • BOM Meteye - wind forecasts
  • CSU Research Centres
    • CSU Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation
• internet
  • Sweeter Banana Co-op slips up on Sky Muster: Easier to drive into town with a USB stick and upload data there - 10/18 Carnarvon WA - sneaker net, need to have office near fast link in city

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