A collaboration between Australian ag-tech startup Agronomeye, Microsoft and CSIRO will aim to unlock the full value of on-farm data, enabling farmers to optimise profitability and sustainability…Read More
Grain Central, December 16, 2021
Crop monitoring and production systems developed in Australia could one day be providing the on-board food supplies that will be needed to sustain astronauts on future space flights to distant planets…Read More
Neil Lyon, November 29, 2021
The stockpile of data that farmers have been accumulating over the years will become an increasingly valuable resource as agriculture moves to meet the demands of a more sustainably-conscious world…Read More
Neil Lyon, November 10, 2021
By having the capacity to do many passes and spray weeds when they are small, SwarmFarm robotic machines are cutting herbicide rates in half again compared to traditional spot spraying…Read More
Neil Lyon, November 5, 2021
The latest innovations at the intersection of agriculture and technology are being showcased today at the ‘AgTech21: Build it, Use it, Profit’ field demonstration and forum at Emerald in Central Queensland…Read More
Neil Lyon, November 3, 2021
Hi-tech machinery that uses microwaves to scorch problem weed plants and destroy weed seeds is finding a niche in the horticulture industry and has potential for wider application in the broadacre cropping world…Read More
Neil Lyon, October 29, 2021
A system developed by Bunge Loders Croklaan becomes universal standard to ID problem esters in human-consumption oils, cuts delays from two days to two hours…Read More
Grain Central, October 25, 2021
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