Drones have been taking to the skies across the Western Australian Wheatbelt in a bid to improve surveillance and control of a key agricultural pest plant, skeleton weed…Read More
Grain Central, June 11, 2019
A drift-free, weed-specific pesticide applicator could enable autonomous weed control via smart robots – and help minimise exposure of crops and soil…Read More
American Institute of Physics, May 31, 2019
An artificial intelligence grant from global tech giant, Microsoft, has given a massive leg up to homegrown Australian ag tech startup company, InFarm…Read More
Neil Lyon, May 1, 2019
Ground-breaking satellite positioning technology tested near Emerald in Central Queensland could boost profits on farms across Australia, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan said today…Read More
Grain Central, March 19, 2019
A drift-free, weed-specific pesticide applicator could enable autonomous weed control via smart robots – and help minimise exposure of crops and soil…Read More
American Institute of Physics, May 31, 2019
The ACCC has today published advice for NBN fixed wireless customers experiencing broadband speed problems, and has updated its guidance for retailers about how to advertise broadband speed claims…Read More
Grain Central, May 23, 2019
Russian scientists have proved the possibility of using yellow-green light pulses to measure the photochemical reflectance index and to estimate the amount of light stress in agricultural plants, a finding that will have application in precision farming…Read More
Lobachevsky University, Russia, May 9, 2019
The potential for augmented and virtual reality to transform agricultural supply chains will be explored at a Melbourne conference in July…Read More
Grain Central, May 13, 2019
Rural lobby groups are calling on farmers to help highlight the poor state of connectivity in the bush and to demonstrate the desperate need for improved communication services…Read More
An artificial intelligence grant from global tech giant, Microsoft, has given a massive leg up to homegrown Australian ag tech startup company, InFarm…Read More
Neil Lyon, May 1, 2019
Global crop-monitoring platform Taranis is expanding into the Australian market through a partnership with distributor Landmark Australia and agrichemical company ADAMA Australia…Read More
Grain Central, April 23, 2019
Modern farms create a huge amount of data, but farmers have very little control over the collection, aggregation and potential distribution of that data. But, there are signs this may be starting to change…Read More
Leanne Wiseman, Griffith University and Jay Sanderson, University of the Sunshine Coast, April 17, 2019