The second round of the federal government’s On Farm Connectivity Program has broken records, with applications opening and closing within a week, making short work of the $18 million on offer.The program had a total purse of $33 million with two rounds over two years to support primary producers in adopting connected machinery and sensor technology.In this round rebates between $1000 and $30,000 were available to contribute up to 50 per cent of the cost of equipment, plus installation and training.Eligible digital technologies included soil moisture probes, water flow and pressure monitors, livestock monitoring . . .
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