Drones will join in the search across WA farmlands this summer for skeleton weed which can tie up nitrogen and soil moisture, and cut crop yields…Read More
Agriculture is now undergoing its third major revolution from mechanical and scientific revolutions into the digital agriculture age, leading to an explosive demand for candidates possessing technology skills to fill the job market…Read More
Ray Johnson, Agricultural Appointments, August 12, 2019
Drone technology can improve crop research capabilities and offer more efficient methods for plant breeders, pre-breeding researchers and growers…Read More
Andrew Spence, August 5, 2019
Russia’s largest agricultural holding, Rusagro, will collaborate with autonomous driving software developer, Cognitive Technologies, to develop self-driving technologies for grain harvesters…Read More
Grain Central, July 31, 2019
AgTeCH 2019, the largest regionally-based dedicated agtech forum in Australia, is set to take centre stage in the Central Queensland town of Emerald on Wednesday, November 6…Read More
Grain Central, October 24, 2019
CQ-based SwarmFarm Robotics has signed a memorandum of understanding with WA-based Roesner to develop a fully autonomous fertiliser spreader…Read More
Grain Central, October 17, 2019
A Resilient Regions Week session in Toowoomba heard rural Queensland’s digital inclusion rate lags that of large cities, and needs to be addressed if agriculture wants to keep abreast with other sectors…Read More
Liz Wells, October 4, 2019
A unique new facility launched today at the University of Adelaide will help protect Australia’s precious groundwater from overuse and contamination…Read More
Grain Central, September 20, 2019
Applications for the 2020 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry close on Friday 4 October 2019…Read More
Grain Central, September 20, 2019
A revolutionary mobile surveillance unit is about to be deployed to gather intelligence on plant pests and diseases…Read More
Grain Central, September 17, 2019
A series of workshops across the nation will provide the advice and impetus for growers with innovative concepts to progress their ideas to the next level…Read More
Grain Central, September 3, 2019
Scientists have developed a tool to analyse leafing patterns of plants based on remote camera data, overcoming many of the laborious and error-prone practices of manual observation…Read More
Grain Central, August 16, 2019