Digital Solution
Water To Milk

country New Zealand

Water To Milk is an Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile app based water management system for dairy farms. It allow dairy farms to build a full picture of how water is used across the farm, from water take to cattle troughs, irrigation to effluent ponds. It features locally made IoT technology built to last on New Zealand dairy farms, connected with common-sense software. They combine to deliver practical insights that get maximum value out of farmer's precious water resource while meeting their environmental goals as steward of their land. The main app elements include 1) delivering a holistic view of the water volume on a farm, with a network of sensors reporting a farm’s water take, dam level and tank level, along with forecast and actual rainfall 2) Irrigation Management helps farmers take control of their irrigation with remote oversight of their entire system 3) remote monitoring to the dairy shed and across the farm. It's solar powered sensors remotely monitor soil moisture, rainfall, and nitrates in their waterways so farmers can lower the risk of nutrient drainage and discover the impact of their efforts to maintain waterway quality.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agriculture

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

IoT/Sensor controlled water management, Livestock management & animal health

Delivery type (format)

Internet of Things / sensors

Mobile app

DS supplier-user category

Business to business

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Agritech company

Name of supplier/developer

Water To Milk Ltd.

Primary Users

Farmers , Agribusiness / private company

Digital Solution Development Stage

Commercial stage (broad use use locally)

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Digital Solution Geographic scope

All over New Zealand

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On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)

Main DS webpage

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