New research has found a rapid increase in the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) in agriculture over the past year in response to Covid-19…Read More
Grain Central, September 29, 2021
As the value of adopting on-farm agricultural technology continues to be realised, a range of government incentives are being rolled-out to encourage primary producers to invest in agtech…Read More
Andrew Coppin, September 2, 2021
A new agtech hub based at Toowoomba in southern Queensland is preparing to scour Australia for innovative minds ready to solve real-world challenges in the agricultural industry…Read More
Grain Central, August 30, 2021
Grain Producers Australia has started talks with the WA Government to seek formal endorsement and adoption of a new Code of Practice (COP) that will help drive the future use of autonomous farm machinery…Read More
Grain Central, August 5, 2021
Unmanned aircraft systems are taking on some of the world’s biggest problems, including controlling insect pests…Read More
Grain Central, July 2, 2021
The agricultural sector is rapidly increasing its use of technology but falling behind in cyber security – making it the perfect target for cyber-attacks, experts warn…Read More
The time is fast-approaching when farmers will be operating their businesses fully underpinned by automation, artificial intelligence and real-time data…Read More
Neil Lyon, June 14, 2021
Australia’s first automated ‘hands-free’ commercial farm in NSW will be a landscape laboratory to prove and promote the uptake of new precision and sustainable agriculture technology…Read More
Grain Central, June 14, 2021
Developing ag tech products that save farmers time and money, securing venture capital and applying effective marketing strategies hold the key to increasing the adoption of ag tech by the agricultural sector…Read More
Neil Lyon, June 4, 2021
A desire to help agriculture businesses better adopt technology has led a Toowoomba company to deliver leading solutions around the world…Read More
Grain Central, May 28, 2021
Agriculture is the next frontier for space tech, with billion-dollar opportunities to super-charge technology adoption for farmers over the next five to 10 years…Read More
Grain Central, April 21, 2021
Satellite imagery now has the capacity to provide farmers with time-critical data on crop performance and can even pre-empt problems long before they become apparent to the naked eye…Read More
Neil Lyon, March 19, 2021