Primary producers across the Limestone Coast can now access the latest weather information to empower them to know the safest time to apply agrichemicals with 43 new high resolution Mesonet stations operational across the region.
The $2.35 million development of the Mesonet stations in the state's south-east, which also covers the McLaren Vale and Langhorne Creek wine regions, was funded through the State Government.
The Mesonet infrastructure provides real-time data on conditions that could lead to to spray-drift, equipping farmers with the information to avoid causing damage to off-target crops, rainwater tanks and the natural environment.
Mesonet systems provide more information than what is generally available which each station able to differentiate between hazardous and non-hazardous inversions. The network also provides other useful weather data such as information about fire danger, rainfall, frost, humidity, and crop phenology metrics.
The entire Mesonet network, which spans across the Mid-North and Riverland/Mallee region as well, now boasts 114 stations and covers half of the state's cropping districts.
The Limestone Coast project was undertaken by a partnership between the MacKillop Farm Management Group (MFMG) and COtL Mesonet Team. COtL is the business that maintains and operates the Mesonet infrastructure to ensure longevity.
For the next few months, it is free to sign up to the Limestone Coast: mesonet.com.au
