Lawson Grains Partnered with Jane’s Weather to Revolutionise Agricultural Forecasting

For Lawson Grains, one of Australia’s largest corporate grain growers, precision and innovation are key to managing over 120,000 hectares of arable land across New South Wales and Western Australia. As a founding co-design partner of Jane’s Weather PRO, Lawson Grains has played a pivotal role in shaping the platform, ensuring it meets the needs of large-scale, data-driven farming operations.

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Here’s how Jane’s Weather is helping Lawson Grains optimise crop performance and streamline decision-making.

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The Challenge is Data-Driven Agriculture at Scale

Managing Diverse Properties
With 11 properties spanning multiple climates, Lawson Grains requires a unified platform to analyse and forecast weather patterns across all sites.

Actionable Insights
Accurate metrics like Precipitation, Evapotranspiration (eTo), Growing Degree Days (GDD) and frost risk are crucial for making timely crop management decisions, while historical observational data from their weather stations is needed to understand long-term trends in rainfall, heat stress, and frost.

Simplicity in Complex Operations
As a team managing a sophisticated operation, simplicity and ease of use are essential for making the platform accessible to all stakeholders.

The Solution is Jane’s Weather PRO

Lawson Grains collaborated with Jane’s Weather in the early days to co-design a platform that integrates advanced weather forecasting with a user-friendly interface tailored to large-scale agricultural operations.

Key Features Lawson Grains Relies On

Hyper-Local Weather Forecasting:
Jane’s Weather delivers hyper-local forecasts tailored for individual farms, enabling precise planning for spraying, harvesting, and irrigation.

NOW Observations with Historical Context:
The team had a big impact on designing our weather observations NOW section, which provides current weather station conditions and a bit of historical data, including;

1. Rainfall (past, current and future)‍
2. ‍Spraying Conditions and Delta-T (past, current and future)
3. Wind (past, current and future)
4. Humidity (past, current and future)
5. Pressure (past, current and future)
6. Dew Point (past, current and future)

Growing Degree Days (GDD)
The GDD metric, tailored for Lawson Grains, allows the team to monitor and forecast crop development stages and optimise planting and harvesting schedules.

Ease of Use
Nick Ennis, a key user, commended the platform for its simplicity, noting, “Even though I’m not the most tech-savvy, it’s very easy to use and navigate.”

Why Weather Insights Matter for Large-Scale Agriculture

Incorporating advanced weather forecasting tools like Jane’s Weather PRO ensures that large-scale operations like Lawson Grains can confidently make weather impacted decisions. By combining AI-driven weather insights with a user-friendly interface, Jane’s Weather is transforming how farms of all sizes manage weather related challenges.

“Jane’s Weather is a fantastic for managing our weather on our properties. The hyper-local accuracy and ease of use make it an invaluable tool”

Partner with Jane’s Weather for Enterprise Solutions

Lawson Grains’ story highlights the transformative power of Jane’s Weather PRO for large-scale farming. Whether it’s optimising crop performance, comparing rain predictions, spraying efficiently and effectively - Jane’s Weather has the tools to help you succeed and be weather ready.

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