
Water
Using agtech to efficiently manage water offers multiple benefits, including increased drought resilience, improved profitability, higher yields, and environmental conservation.

Australia’s variable climate and frequent droughts make water management a critical issue for Australian farmers. Technology has an important role to play when it comes to improving resilience and profitability on-farm.
There are several commercially available solutions that can assist you in efficient water management.
Doing so has multiple benefits. You’ll increase your resilience to droughts, improve your profitability, increase your yields, all while conserving a vital resource, and act that directly benefits the environment.
Growers can improve their water efficiency with a range of tools and strategies, such as:
- Crop and soil sensor technology
- Improved irrigation system design
- Automation
- Satellite imagery
- Misting
- Drip irrigation and fertigation
- Precision agriculture technology
- Visualisation software
- Rainwater harvesting

A Good Place to Start
Choosing the right solution (or a combination thereof) for your business will depend on the size and scale of your operations, your production methods, connectivity, existing infrastructure, and data integration.
It is important you consider these factors when deciding what technology to purchase. While many agtech companies can provide this support, there are also independent websites and advice that can assist. AgTech Finder is an independent resource you can trust.
If finding the time to conduct this research is difficult, then try searching the ‘Help & Advice’ section of our website. There are 36 podcast episodes to listen to that talk through the benefits of adopting agtech, with each episode focusing on a particular piece of technology.
If you already have an idea of what you need, visit our Product Directory and filter your search by focus area and solution type. Click the star on the product image to add it to the comparison tool. This will allow you to compare product features side-by-side.
If you don’t know where to begin, start by browsing our wide variety of resources in the If you can’t find the advice you’re looking for, get in touch with us and we’ll work on developing a resource that helps you, and other farmers in the same predicament.
Relevant Help & Advice:
Sep 02 2024
Ep 33:Talking Soil Probes with Sentek
In this episode we hear about soil probe technology, what's available now, how it's used by farmers and the new tech on the horizon.
Read MoreApr 08 2024
Ep 22: Water Efficiency with Goanna Ag
EPISODE 22: Podcast regular, Food Agility CRC chief scientist, David Lamb returns to tell us about the role agtech will play in reporting growers’ water efficiency credentials to consumers. We speak to Goanna…
Read MoreMar 04 2024
Ep 18: Drought Resilience with The Shepherd Ag
EPISODE 18: Feeding stock can be one of the most time consuming, expensive and mentally challenging aspects of a drought. In this episode of the AgTech Finder podcast, we speak with independent…
Read MoreSep 25 2023
Ep 12: Spray Advisory with INCYT
EPISODE 12: This week on the AgTech Finder Podcast, host Olivia Calver explores the technology that advises growers on when and how to spray in order to improve spray efficacy and reduce…
Read MoreSep 11 2023
Ep 10: Plant Sensors & Irrigation with Athena IR-Tech
EPISODE 10: In this episode we’re talking about irrigation and in particular plant sensors that are able to tell growers when their crops need water. We speak to our regular podcast expert,…
Read MoreJul 17 2023
Ep 2: Remote Sensors with Farmo
Eposode 2 Remote sensors are the first product many farmers turn to when dipping their toes into agtech. In this episode, agtech adoption specialist and South Australian cattle farmer Dr Penny Schulz…
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