Australian Consolidated Milk benefits from small IoT tech upgrade
An Australian milk producing company has partnered with Advanced Computing to develop a cloud-based app solution that monitors the liquid's temperature. Victoria-based Australian Consolidated Milk is testing the system at a trial site, and said cold storage sensors gather temperature data, which is relayed via Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to a smartphone app, sending out alerts if temperatures deviated outside the required 5 degrees Celsius. The app also includes lab test results, enabling farmers to find out if they have produced premium or the 40% cheaper second-grade milk.

The system is fully operational at one trial site. Ms Morris said farmers were enthusiastic about its release. However, the cost structure of how the sensors and system are installed is yet to be determined.