Stanbroke Chinchilla Feedlot - WAN and Wide Area Wi-Fi
| Project start date: | 17 December 2018 |
| Project end date: | 28 May 2021 |
| Publication date: | 29 June 2022 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Grain-fed Cattle, Grass-fed Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Lamb |
| Relevant regions: | Southern Australia, Northern Australia, National, NSW, Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory, Tasmania, Eastern Australia |
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Summary
The telecommunications network upgrade to the Stanbroke Chinchilla feedlot was undertaken to improve Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity and wireless access at the site. The only available data service is through Telstra’s 3G network from Chinchilla, which is over-subscribed and unsatisfactory. Productivity is severely hampered due to unreliable speeds and frequent dropouts.
This feedlot has recently invested in new modern facilities, but the communications must match the infrastructure investment to ensure that productivity gains from innovative R&D can be realised (and measured).
Objectives
The purpose of this research is to determine if the network upgrades undertaken at the Stanbroke Chinchilla Feedlot meet the below project objectives.
• greater efficiency in day-to-day operations
• better connect staff to family and friends
• assist with effective livestock control and decisions
• enable more effective management through real time information and feedback,
• improve maintenance procedures.
Key findings
The key findings that arose over the 3-year project monitoring period are detailed below.
• An increase in speed and reliability of the network
• Enabled remote monitoring of livestock and operational systems
• Enabled remote access to the Stanbroke private network
• Delivers real time, reliable information to help make smarter, faster decisions
• Enabled video surveillance and recording
• Enabled cloud computing and facilitated scalable technology choices
• Helped to improve staff hiring, satisfaction and retention
Benefits to industry
The industry operates in similar rural and remote locations. Access to high speed, reliable telecommunications can produce similar results for other industry participants.
MLA action
The project has provided valuable economic and feasibility assessments of connectivity options for red meat producers to be disseminated and distributed to industry through publication reports and connectivity design evaluations.
Future research
MarchNet will look to perform similar studies with other industry participants in the future to confirm the findings of this report are repeatable.
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For more information Contact Project Manger: John McGuren |
