One network, one standard, one voice.
Accurate weather data is non-negotiable when it comes to chemical spray drift management.
Farmers need reliable, real-time information to make informed decisions protecting their crops, neighbours, community, and the industry’s reputation.
Many farmers consider installing an on-farm weather station to track conditions like wind speed, temperature, and humidity. While this can provide some useful data, it falls short when detecting hazardous temperature inversions and broader atmospheric conditions that influence spray drift.
The better solution?
A regional Mesonet network subscription. Instead of overinvesting in a limited, single-location system, farmers can access a network of high-quality weather stations that provide comprehensive, real-time insights across their entire region.
Here’s why subscribing to a regional Mesonet network is not just the better choice but also the fairer value for farmers.
1. Temperature inversions: a regional challenge needs a regional solution
Conditions above your farm do not just influence spray drift - they’re influenced by what’s happening across your entire region. Temperature inversions, in particular, are a regional phenomenon that no single on-farm station can accurately detect.
On-farm weather stations: limited awareness
It can only measure conditions at one fixed location, missing broader inversion patterns.
Cannot provide early warnings if an inversion is forming nearby but not directly above the farm.
Cannot track the atmospheric layers needed to detect inversions properly.
Mesonet: complete hazardous inversion detection & early warning system
Uses a network of multiple weather stations to detect inversions before they become a problem.
Provides region-wide alerts so farmers aren’t caught off guard by drifting spray conditions.
Tracks critical data at different atmospheric heights, providing a far more accurate risk assessment.
Provides region-wide alerts so farmers aren’t caught off guard by drifting spray conditions.
Tracks critical data at different atmospheric heights, providing a far more accurate risk assessment.
Bottom Line: If an inversion is forming 10km away and moving toward your farm, an on-farm station won’t detect it, but a regional Mesonet network will.
2. The power of regional data: seeing the whole picture
Weather conditions shift rapidly, and what’s happening just beyond your property line can have a massive impact on spray decisions.
On-farm weather stations: too narrow in scope
Can only tell you what’s happening directly above your farm, not what’s happening across the region.
This can give a false sense of security - just because your farm’s wind speed or temperature is safe doesn’t mean nearby conditions are safe.
It often requires significant investment in high-precision equipment, but it still only provides data for one location.
This can give a false sense of security - just because your farm’s wind speed or temperature is safe doesn’t mean nearby conditions are safe.
It often requires significant investment in high-precision equipment, but it still only provides data for one location.
Mesonet network: a true regional perspective
Allows farmers to see the complete picture of weather patterns across their region.
Delivers real-time updates from multiple points, improving decision-making accuracy.
Offers scientifically calibrated, quality-assured data, reducing guesswork and uncertainty.
Delivers real-time updates from multiple points, improving decision-making accuracy.
Offers scientifically calibrated, quality-assured data, reducing guesswork and uncertainty.
Bottom line: Weather doesn’t stop at your fence line - why should your weather data?
3. Better value: subscribing to our Mesonet network vs. overinvesting in a single station
Many farmers assume an on-farm weather station is a one-time investment that saves money in the long run. But the reality is:
High-quality weather stations are expensive, often costing $6500+ for accurate atmospheric monitoring.
Maintenance & calibration costs add up - without regular servicing, sensors become unreliable.
No ability to scale - if the station fails or gives incomplete data, you’re left with gaps in decision-making.
Maintenance & calibration costs add up - without regular servicing, sensors become unreliable.
No ability to scale - if the station fails or gives incomplete data, you’re left with gaps in decision-making.
The Mesonet network, on the other hand, offers a better return on investment:
Lower upfront costs – No need to purchase expensive weather hardware.
Reliable, high-quality data – Mesonet stations are professionally maintained and calibrated.
Access to a complete weather intelligence network – More data points = better decision-making.
Reliable, high-quality data – Mesonet stations are professionally maintained and calibrated.
Access to a complete weather intelligence network – More data points = better decision-making.
Bottom Line: A single on-farm station costs thousands, only gives partial data, and requires ongoing maintenance and calibration. A Mesonet network subscription is cheaper, more reliable, and provides a complete regional picture.
4. Self-regulation & industry leadership: the bigger picture
By subscribing to our Mesonet network, farmers are making better individual decisions and strengthening their industry as a whole.
A united front: Farmers working together through our Mesonet network can prove their professionalism and responsible chemical usage to regulators, the public, and export markets.
Easier compliance: Our regional Mesonet network helps demonstrate industry-wide adoption of best practices, reducing the burden of individual regulation.
Enhanced market credibility: International buyers, such as Europe, demand more transparency and proof of sustainability – our Mesonet network provides the data they need to trust Australian exports.
Easier compliance: Our regional Mesonet network helps demonstrate industry-wide adoption of best practices, reducing the burden of individual regulation.
Enhanced market credibility: International buyers, such as Europe, demand more transparency and proof of sustainability – our Mesonet network provides the data they need to trust Australian exports.
Bottom line: The more farmers subscribe, the stronger the industry’s voice - and the easier it is to maintain control over regulations and market access.
Final word: the smarter choice for farmers
An on-farm weather station is a limited tool - it only tells you what’s happening above your land, leaving gaps in knowledge and blind spots in decision-making.
Our regional Mesonet network subscription, however, is a complete solution. It:
Provides real-time, region-wide inversion detection
Gives farmers a competitive edge with better, more accurate decision-making
Ensures compliance and helps maintain access to key export markets
Strengthens Australian agriculture by uniting farmers under a single, trusted data source
Gives farmers a competitive edge with better, more accurate decision-making
Ensures compliance and helps maintain access to key export markets
Strengthens Australian agriculture by uniting farmers under a single, trusted data source
Weather doesn’t stop at your fence line. Your data shouldn’t either.
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Subscribe to our Mesonet network today and take control of your farm’s future.
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Every farmer who joins makes the industry stronger.
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Best Value: Full Subscription = instant access to all Mesonet network data.