Case Study – Isis Downs, Qld

• Name: Andrew & Anna Cochrane, Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC)
• Station name: Isis Downs  
• Location: South-East Queensland (130km south-east of Longreach)
• Operation: Beef Cattle 
• Station size: 246,057 hectares
• Farmbot technology: 26 Water Level Monitors, 2 Line Pressure Monitors and 7 Rain Gauges

Checking and monitoring water was costing Isis Downs approximately $120,000 per annum, plus a full-time staff member. This prompted the Cochrane’s to look into available solutions, with trials of remote water monitoring sensors beginning in 2018. 

Following a process of careful consideration, Farmbot Monitoring Solutions was decided upon, and has been a success on the property- so successful that there are plans in the pipe-line to grow the system’s capacity even further.  

“The system has paid for itself within 12 months through fuel and labour savings and has improved worker satisfaction and animal welfare.“

Learn more on how the Cochrane’s employed Farmbot and the far-reaching financial benefits they have achieved on Isis Downs in the full case study below. Flip through the pages or download and read offline later.