Increase the profitability of your farm by 25% or more!!

Topoclimate is the world's most successful Land Resources Management system used by over 5,000 farmers throughout Australia and New Zealand to substantially increase profitability and productivity. Here are some examples of how Topoclimate has changed farms and the lives of farmers:

• In southwest Western Australia, a sheep farmer radically changes his farming systems and adds $200,000 to his farming profit.
  
  
• In Southland, New Zealand, a farming couple diversify into a new flower crop on their struggling sheep farm and generate an additional $100,000 per hectare from their property.
  
  
• A farming couple on the Dorrigo Plateau in northern NSW completes a Farm plan that adds $200,000 to the sale price of their farm.
  
  
• A beekeeper in the Woodlands area of Southland finds he can generate an additional 25% honey from his beehives by using land resource information to identify better harvest sites.

• A horticultural Farming company near Grafton in northern NSW identifies the right places on its property to grow each of its boutique fruit crops and produces 42% more fruit per tree than the Australian averages for its red-fleshed grapefruit crop.
  
  
• Merino sheep farmers in the high country of New Zealand’s South Island work together to produce and market their ultrafine merino wool at prices well above returns from auction for this class of wool.
  
  
• A Blue Mountains (Sydney) couple add value to their $10,000 lavender crop to produce and market a unique line of lavender products valued at well over $100,000.
  
  
• The Regional community in New Zealand invests in a $4.3 M farm scale programme mapping soils and microclimates over the 820,000 ha of farmland in its region and ends up creating over 3000 additional jobs from improved productivity, diversification into new crops and more sustainable farming of the land.

What did all of these achievements have in common?

They all used better quality information on their land resources to change their farming systems. They all used the principles of Measuring, Mixing and Marketing contained in the TOPOCLIMATE FARM PLANNING PROCESS. This unique process is now available on the Internet so that you can learn about and apply it to your own farm. We have developed a new elearning course 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 — have a look at our FREE Introductory Module which outlines what is contained in the course and tells the stories of farmers who have benefited from the practical Topoclimate farm planning programme.

What is E-Learning?

E-learning is online learning. All you require to access the Farming Smarter e-learning course is an Internet Connection and a web browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox). There is no software to download and the course can be accessed from any Internet point ... even an Internet Cafe or a friend's computer.

What is Farming Smarter E-Learning?

Farming Smarter is an integrated e-learning programme based on practical application of the Topoclimate process.

Topoclimate has been used by thousands of farmers throughout the world to increase profitability through the maximum utilisation of information on natural resources.

Sound farming decisions can only be made from the systematic gathering of data on microclimates, soils, environmental management and water resources and conversion of this data into useful and profitable information.

The nine module course will explain how this can be achieved using real case histories of farmers who have used the Topoclimate processes to improve the sustainable productivity of their farms.

This course is suited to anyone involved in the farming community including farmers, their partners, farm employees, rural Landcare Group Members and other rural service industry workers.

What Outcomes and Benefits will I receive from the Farming Smarter E-Learning Course?

The benefits and outcomes that can be achieved from Farming Smarter Course are as follows:

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.
  
  
• "Identifying where a particular variety will perform best is part of the attention to detail that can make the difference between success and failure. On my property for instance, Topoclimate Chill hour mapping showed me I can grow low chill stone fruit in one area but need to grow high chill fruit only 500 metres away." Jennie Hadfield, Fruit-grower, Bilpin, NSW, 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.

What will I learn from the Farming Smarter E-Learning Course?

• the importance and value of information for making better farming decision
  
  
• show to identify and prioritise the physical parameters that affect your farm and your environment;
  
  
• how to measure the physical attributes of your land and climate, particularly microclimates;
  
  
• at the completion of the course you will know how to convert measured data into useful information through a better understanding of natural processes;
  
  
• how to identify farming options for your own land that you may not have previously considered;
  
  
• most importantly, how to combine this new information into workable farming systems which enable you to effectively market your products and maximise your income.

How long does the Course take to complete?

How much does the Farming Smarter E-learning Cost?

How do I purchase the course?

Register for the Free Introductory Module and make your purchase during or after you complete this module, or,

Gain Instant Access to the full Farming Smarter E-learning by purchasing the course now using the form below:

How do I register for the Free Introductory Module?

Who are Topoclimate Services?

Topoclimate Services 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.

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