I think all sheep producers should download the app and use it. It's an innovative training tool for them and the feedback that we have now is it will improve their productivity and will be assisting in the reduction of CO2 emissions across the sheep industry.

Introduction

Their programs equip farmers and students with essential rural skills like safe machinery and quad-bike operation, chemical and spray management, chainsaw and bush maintenance skills, livestock and pasture management, agribusiness planning, and financial benchmarking.

Your Season, Your Success has been developed to teach students and farmers how to build on-farm resilience so they can manage variable seasons with confidence.

Designed to form part of RIST’s agriculture and farming courses, it provides an engaging and flexible approach to agriculture training online.

Solution

RIST partnered with Start Beyond to create Your Season, Your Success – an immersive, cross-platform agriculture training solution.

This rural skills training program supports students completing RIST qualifications in areas like agriculture, wool handling, livestock production and agribusiness, providing flexible learning anywhere in rural Australia.

Available on multiple platforms, including mobile, desktop and VR, the app includes four unique modules that blend traditional agriculture course materials with innovative, interactive simulations and virtual tools.

Each interactive module gives students a practical way to apply theory to real-world agricultural scenarios.

Farming to your credit

An interactive 3D farm simulation that helps users explore how different management practices influence farm productivity and emissions intensity. This module builds understanding of sustainable farming methods and carbon-smart decision-making.

Farm fit

An interactive calculation tool for assessing on-farm management during variable seasons. It supports data-driven planning and highlights how resilience strategies can improve outcomes across rural industries.

Virtual farm tours

A self-guided 2D and 360° VR experience that takes users on immersive tours of two working farms in regional Victoria. It showcases production management strategies and provides context for best-practice training in a highly visual, accessible format.

Companion e-books

A digital library of supporting resources that reinforces key learning outcomes across all modules, ensuring students can access practical guidance and reference materials wherever they are.

Process