Necessity is the mother of invention: the i-paddock suite of farm innovations
Born out of the need for better solutions to the daily farming challenges, i-paddock is a diverse suite of farmer developed innovations that blaze a new trail for high farm profitability.
From the broadly adopted i-paddockYield, i-paddockSpray and i-paddockRain apps (available in the App Store), to i-paddock’s patented inventions including the Alpha Disc seeding system, the Unstacker grain handler, and the latest model Typhoon feed drum update for draper fronts, i-paddock has a hard earned reputation for practical, innovative solutions to the daily farming challenges.
Follow the menu links at the top of this website for each of the i-paddock farm innovations.
Built, tried and tested in the real world by real farmers
We crop 6000 hectares (15,000 acres) each year on our own farms, producing around 20,000 tonnes annually of wheat, barley, canola and legumes. i-paddock combines our real paddock experience with cutting edge engineered solutions. Farmers who use i-paddock technology always comment on the simplicity of the design, yet the massive difference it makes to their business. We hear a lot of “why didn’t the big companies do this years ago”. We got tired of waiting.
Plus i-paddock is backed by a genuine commitment to supporting every customer who supports us, when they invest in i-paddock products.
Multiple award winning technology
i-paddock has been nationally recognised for its contribution to the wider Australian farm industry. Awarded with the 2012 GRDC Grain Inventors Award, the 2014 Newdegate Machinery Field Days Farm Inventors Award and Best New Release Award, and the prestigious 2017 Syngenta Growth Awards for Productivity.
i-paddock is 100% about adding practical value to every farm business.
i-paddock’s farming story
i-paddock was founded in 2011 by Mic and Marnie Fels, both qualified engineers who have been farming at their Halcyon Downs properties in Esperance, Western Australia since 1993.
Our Halcyon Downs farm business is also on Facebook, follow us here
Article: Mic Fels talks about i-paddock and Halcyon Downs’ farming systems at SANTFA 2016 Conference
i-paddockYield; making smarter input decisions
Darryl Anderson and the team from Anvil Media recently put together a great one minute movie clip for us, explaining beautifully why the i-paddockYield App has become the benchmark Yield Forecasting tool used by farmers right across Australia. Check it out!
Practical tools for practical farmers: the i-paddock suite of Apps
i-paddock brings to you i-paddockSpray, i-paddockYield and i-paddockRain – functional, farmer-focussed Apps designed to save you money, optimise your yields, improve productivity, and increase your profits. i-paddock Apps are easy to use for every skill level, regardless of your App experience. They are fully hosted on your device, with no requirement for internet access other than for syncing devices, so they work, in the paddock where you need them most.
Once you have installed an i-paddock App onto your device, you have everything you need, with no ongoing subscriptions or fees. You can literally download and go. All for a one-off purchase from the App store which is less than one year’s subscription with most other apps.
Built, tried and tested in the real world by real farmers
i-paddock Apps are low cost, high value tools that will pay for themselves many times over through better decisions, better organisation, and removing human error from your daily operations.
Farm management for the 21st century
i-paddockSpray and the award winning i-paddockYield are both ground-breaking farm management tools that can be tailored to your specific farm requirements. Learn more about the capabilities of these apps and how they will benefit your farm, or simply download from the App store to start maximising your farm management potential today.