Welcome to the Future of Farming

Topoclimate is a successful Land Resources Management system used by over 5,000 farmers throughout Australia and New Zealand to substantially increase profitability and productivity.

The Topoclimate System uses better quality information on your land resources to improve your farming systems using the processes of Measuring, Mixing and Marketing contained in the Topoclimate Farm Planning Process.

For more information on Topoclimate click here.

We have now developed a new Programme called FARMING SMARTER which will enable you to improve the productivity and profitability of your farm through the application of the Topoclimate Process.

But don’t just take our word for it — Register, download and have a look at our

FREE Introductory Module (Valued at $19.95)                    FARMING SMARTER Part One Introduction to the FARMING SMARTER System A 60 Page book available as a downloadabled PDF file Register and Download here.

This book outlines what is contained in the Nine Module programme and tells the stories of farmers who have benefited from the practical Topoclimate farm planning process.

For our Australian Customers:

APPROVED AND FULLY FUNDED*
FARMREADY  FARM  TRAINING COURSES
NOW  AVAILABLE  IN YOUR AREA
THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA

Topoclimate Australia Pty Ltd are pleased to announce that they are prepared to offer a series of FarmReady© sponsored Farm training Courses in your area to suit your local training needs. 

These Courses cover subjects such as :

Full details of all our training courses currently available is shown by clicking here and includes courses from one to three days in length.

These courses are particularly suited for farmers and their families, Landcare group members and anyone with an interest in the rural sector. Courses will be run at a local venue, provided that at least ten people from your area enrol for a specific course. Course sizes will be limited to a maximum of twenty people per course so that you can get maximum benefits from each programme.

All courses include detailed course notes and materials, a copy of the relevant Farming Smarter book, Lunches and morning and afternoon refreshments. 

How to Register Your Interest

To register your interest in a training course in your area, please go to our on-line registration form and provide your contact details so we can contact you with information on upcoming courses in your area. You can also pay on-line for courses from this Form using a credit card and the PayPal Payment System.

FarmReady© Assistance available for Training  Courses *

All our courses (and trainers) are approved by the Federal Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries FarmReady Programme so that training Reimbursement Costs of up to $1500 per financial year are available for primary producers, their families and managers provided that they have a valid ABN.

Course participants may seek reimbursement for more than one Course per financial year but total reimbursement grant will not exceed $1500 in any financial year.

Additional associated reasonable costs (not exceeding $500 per financial year) may be claimed for travel, accommodation, meals and child care. Participants must pay for courses and then submit invoices and receipts for all items to claim grant reimbursement.

For further details go to: www.farmready.gov.au

   

THE FARMING SMARTER PROGRAMME

For those people who can’t get to one of our courses, but would still like to know more about Topoclimate and the Farming Smarter Concept, we recommend that you invest in one or more of our Farming Smarter Books available for purchase and download from this website. These books are written in an “easy-read” format with lots of photos and diagrams. For a good example of the style and quality of these books, please download the Free 60 page Book highlighted above.

For more information on the Farming Smarter Programme and how to purchase any of the Nine books in the Series - Click here.

What do people say about Topoclimate?

• "The Topoclimate survey is an excellent example of a regional initiative and has been a model of co-operation between the various local authorities involved in it." The Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand.
  
  
• "The information included in Topoclimate farm Planning bridges the gap between conservation and production issues, enabling a holistic approach to property management." Kevin Moir, Sheep Farmer, Wilga, Southwest Western Australia.
  
  
• "My Bees know where all the best microclimates are, but I need the Topoclimate Growing-Degree-Day Maps to show me the best places to site my hives to maximise their honey production." Murray Ballantyne, Apiarist, Southland New Zealand.
  
  
• "Undertaking a Topoclimate Farm Plan using the Farming Smarter principles enabled us to get an additional $200,000 on the sale of our property in 2007." Graham Spencer, Dairy Farmer, Dorrigo NSW Australia.

• "The neat thing about Topoclimate ... is that by scientifically quantifying the soil capability and the climate advantages over the top of each other, we will know what speed our agricultural engine can go. All land owners have a fair idea anyhow. But now we will know exactly using numbers, indexes and so on." Kathy Henderson, Flower Grower Southland, New Zealand.
  
  
• "Topoclimate will ultimately benefit those farming in the area as the map will allow them to see which areas are susceptible to fog and frost and which areas receive the most heat and sunlight." Dr Katrina Richards, Lecturer and Climatologist, University of Otago, New Zealand..
  
  
• "We want to relate the Topoclimate information to crop yield data. That will help us explain the good and not so good crops. We have already seen the potential benefits of detailed Topoclimate soil mapping.." David & Chris Henderson, Cropping Farmers, Waimea Plains, Southland, New Zealand.

• "This Topoclimate information is an amazing resource for the region and now having made some use of the data, we can see all sorts of further things - like the Growing Degree day information - we can use from the Topoclimate data." John Cumpstone, Waituna Dairy Farmer, Southland, New Zealand.
  
  
• "This is a productive farm and by making management changes like reorganising my fences to separate out soil types and manage them differently, and by using Topoclimate information effectively, I think I can ensure that its productivity is sustainable in the longer term." Jim Sutherland, Balfour Cropping Farmer, Southland, New Zealand.
  
  
• "The Topoclimate concept has resulted in a major shift in land use practices in the Southland area of New Zealand, which has resulted in significant increases in economic activity and jobs growth in the region.." Matthew Durack, National Centre for Agriculture, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia.
  
  
• "The Topoclimate science is extremely sound and well thought-through." Lockwood Smith, Minister for Agriculture, New Zealand.
  
  
• "We have in Topoclimate a project that is not only significant in terms of our region but could also prove to be vitally important to this country as we diversify the economy and invigorate our rural communities." Frana Cardno, Southland District Mayor, New Zealand.

Who are Topoclimate Australia Pty Ltd?

Topoclimate Australia Pty Ltd is a Land Resources Consultancy company based at Coffs Harbour on the beautiful mid-north coast of New South Wales, Australia but offering consultancy services to farmers and regions throughout Australia, New Zealand and internationally. Company Managing Director, Gary Hutchinson is a Land Resources Scientist with over thirty years of international consultancy experience and is an accredited trainer in land resources planning using the unique Topoclimate Process which he developed in 1997.

What Other Products and Services does Topoclimate Australia offer?

For a full list of the Company’s range of products and Services, please click on the links below.