Myriota, the world leader in low-cost and low-power satellite connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Ag Tech leader Goanna Ag today announced the launch of two new products, the Myrota enabled GoRain and GoTank, set to make rainfall and water tank monitoring more efficient for farmers.
Globally, the need for freshwater for food is expected to increase by as much as 60 percent, making water management the most essential tool for today’s farmer. Both products are designed as innovative sensor systems to usher in a new chapter of water management on farms around the world. GoRain allows farmers to monitor rain data remotely, gain a better understanding of rain variability on their own farms, and enable data-driven decisions to support stronger crop yields. GoTank is designed for the livestock industry, and remotely updates farmers on water tank levels ensuring livestock’s well-being and removing the need to manually check water tanks.
Both GoRain and GoTank come at a critical time where the precision farming software market in the United States is expected to see a massive period of growth, approximately 17% CAGR between 2020-2025. Both products are powered by Myriota’s low-power IoT technology and satellite connectivity, empowering farmers with the tools and data to digitize age-old manual labor and maximize crop yields.
Myriota’s technology offers unprecedented battery life, scalability, strong cryptographic security, and affordability – an ideal fit for farmers looking to receive critical data and updates from anywhere on their farm, no matter how large or remote it may be. Myriota’s low-power IoT technology and satellite connectivity ensure the secure and reliable transfer of data via Myriota’s Network of nanosatellites.
Goanna Ag has provided remote sensing solutions for Australian farmers for over 15 years, from saving one farm more than $50,000 on water level monitoring to increasing another farm’s productivity by 20%. The company is committed to helping growers optimize water use across their farms in an efficient and cost-effective manner. With the addition of GoRain and GoTank, Goanna Ag is further committing to helping the agriculture industry control and optimize their most vital resources.
“Both Goanna Ag and Myriota have a vested interest in creating efficiencies across agriculture, one of the world’s most vital industries, and are proud to say that our combined efforts are manifesting in technology that can completely change the way the agriculture industry manages its most critical resources.”
American agriculture is among the most productive in the world. It employs 2.6 million people, is worth nearly $400 billion annually, and over 20 percent of its output is shipped abroad, making the United States the largest exporter of agricultural products globally. Rainfall and water usage are the fabric of the American farming industry that’s become a stalwart piece of global agriculture, but the United States is also experiencing one of the worst droughts in its history, potentially disrupting crop yields, soil nutrients, and overarching farming strategies.
Myriota and Goanna Ag believe its new lineup of products have the potential to create dramatic efficiencies across American farms in the near future, and plan to make both products available to more easily track rainfall data, manage water tank levels, and ultimately increase crop yields and livestock health.
“At Goanna Ag we have a deep understanding of the agriculture industry at large and the needs of individual farmers. We’re committed to helping farmers gain a better understanding of the challenges they encounter on a daily basis and increasing results in crop yields,” said Alicia Garden, CEO, Goanna Ag. “From gaining deeper insights on soil conditions to anticipating impact of volatile weather patterns, our partnership with Myriota will bring efficiencies to farms never seen before. With the Myriota enabled GoRain and GoTank, we can help farmers in global markets gain the insight they need to produce the best results possible.”
Goanna Ag customers Chris and Broden Holland have a farm 3,500 hectares north of Young in New South Wales.
“Like most farming businesses, our success is largely determined by our ability to make the most out of whatever rainfall we receive. For us, that begins by having a better understanding of when and where that rain falls. We use Goanna Ag rain gauges as a key part of our management system to help us precisely maximise our grain production,” Broden Holland said.
“The insights we now have as a result of capturing and understanding our data from across our farm enables us to make more informed and timely decisions. This has given us the confidence to increase our inputs to push our yields higher,” Chris Holland said.
To learn more about GoRain and GoTank please visit: https://www.goannaag.com.au/gosense
To learn more about Myriota please visit: https://myriota.com/
To learn more about Goanna Ag please visit: http://www.goannaag.com.au
About Myriota
Myriota was founded to revolutionize the Internet of Things (IoT) by offering disruptively low-cost and long-battery-life global connectivity. Based in Adelaide, a focal point of the Australian space industry and home of the Australian Space Agency, Myriota has a growing portfolio of more than 60 granted patents, and support from major Australian and international investors. With deep heritage in telecommunications research, world-first transmission of IoT data direct to nanosatellite was achieved in 2013. Myriota has made this ground-breaking technology commercially available for partners worldwide.
About Goanna Ag
For over 15 years, Goanna Ag has been the leading provider of remote sensing solutions for Australian farmers. Based in Goondiwindi, Queensland, the company is committed to helping growers understand and optimise water use right across their farm – efficiently and cost effectively. Goanna Ag delivers an integrated solution from sensor devices, installation, connectivity, analytics and app presentation.
