A new partnership between the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Geoscience Australia is improving the way satellite data is used to produce information about agriculture…Read More
Grain Central, July 2, 2020
Yield mapping combined with satellite NDVI imagery and soil testing has helped South Australian farmer, Stephen Paddick, identify and treat problem saline areas on his Wallaroo farm…Read More
Grain Central, June 11, 2020
Rural business operators can learn more about tax implications and opportunities when investing in agricultural and business technologies in our free AgTechCentral/Agrihive webinar at lunchtime tomorrow…Read More
Grain Central, June 10, 2020
One of Australia’s highest-profile businessmen, Gerry Harvey, will feature in our upcoming agtech webinar, focussing on tax-time implications for technology investments in agriculture. ..Read More
Grain Central, June 5, 2020
Tax time is fast approaching – and there are plenty of things for rural businesses to consider in their tax planning following a year of challenge and change…Read More
Grain Central, May 27, 2020
Russian machinery designers are set to begin the large-scale introduction of an autonomous driving system for agricultural machinery, including harvesters, tractors and sprayers…Read More
Grain Central, May 26, 2020
Eyre Peninsula farmer Peter Kuhlmann was quick to recognise the improvements in efficiency that precision agriculture tools gave him when he first adopted guidance and autosteer almost two decades ago…Read More
Grain Central, May 5, 2020
With agriculture the last major industry to fully capitalise on the benefits of an increasingly digitised world, Nuffield scholar Andrew Slade assesses where the opportunities lie for digital agriculture…Read More
Grain Central, March 30, 2020
Russian company Cognitive Pilot and Peschanokopsky Agrarian Group (PAG) are working together to create an open dataset to foster global industry development of autonomous agricultural machinery…Read More
Grain Central, March 27, 2020
With recent advances in the diagnostic capabilities of mobile phones, could they ultimately replace the role of agricultural consultants?..Read More
James Nason, March 2, 2020
Amidst the hype, polished pitches and slick branding of agtech startups at EvokeAG last week also came some words of wisdom from experience, and the reality check that any new innovation must still meet a genuine need if it is to become a commercial success…Read More
James Nason, February 27, 2020
Elders’ chief Mark Allison has laid down a challenge to agtech innovators and marketers to focus on “what really matters”, and ensure their products address the key issues of productivity, profitability and sustainability…Read More
James Nason, February 18, 2020