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evoke^AG. 2022 Startup Program cohort announced

Fifteen of Australia’s most promising agrifood tech innovators have been handpicked to join the evoke^AG. Startup Program to help them to build their capacity to attract investment and customers at the upcoming evoke^AG. 2022 Sydney event.

Tech evoke^AG. 2022

30 Nov 2021

3 min read

New WA Hub seeks innovative solutions to drought

Growers will be at the forefront of innovation with the launch of the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub, designed to help manage climate variability and increase productivity on-farm through innovative technologies and grassroots collaboration.

Farm Innovation

29 Nov 2021

5 min read

Aussie farmers to help identify real-life challenges for Global Demo Day

Australia’s agrifood industry is being invited to help shape the program for evoke^AG.’s first online Global Demo Day, with a call to nominate everyday problems not already addressed by local tech providers.

Tech

3 Nov 2021

Why intangible assets matter for every agrifood startup

People will only pay for what they cannot steal, according to EverEdge Managing Director, Michael Masterson who shares a wealth of experience in valuing intangible assets and helping businesses, like Rhino-Rack and infant formula and milk company Beta A2 – find their ‘secret sauce’ and how to keep it safe.

Investment

3 Nov 2021

4 min read

US agritech startup, TeleSense helps grain growers’ yield go the extra mile

Silicon Valley engineer Naeem Zafar is single-handedly disrupting the post-harvest ag industry using machine learning and IoT to predict the quality of crops in storage and transit – and it’s all thanks to a sliding doors moment involving a group of Australian executives searching for storage solutions for the grain industry. 

Tech

3 Nov 2021

6 min read

Cutting-edge AI plant disease detection set to transform the global food chain

South Australian agritech startup GoMicro uses a combination of simple and sophisticated technologies, including microscopic attachments and blockchain, to rethink quality assessment standards and access to agronomist advice. Now the startup is raising pre-seed funding.

Tech

3 Nov 2021

5 min read

Asia Pacific's premier agrifood tech event.

evoke^AG. creates one meeting place to see what is happening across agrifood tech in Australia and the world. It increases the capability of the Australian ecosystem by attracting leaders, farmers, innovators, accelerators, researchers, universities, corporates, government and investors to one location for collaboration. evoke^AG. 2022 will be held at The Grounds of Alexandria, Sydney NSW, on Tuesday, 15 March 2022.

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myFARMSMART helps manage the ‘what if’ scenarios of farm business

Founder of agritech forecasting software, myFARMSMART, Lucy Anderton is empowering farmers to take a calculated approach to business and ‘have more fun’. By using integrated science-based algorithms with individual farm data, this predictive tool is helping WA farmers better manage change and increase profitability – and is now seeking investment to scale operations.

Farm

30 Nov 2021

5 min read

evoke^AG. 2022 Startup Program cohort announced

Tech

30 Nov 2021

3 min read

New WA Hub seeks innovative solutions to drought

Farm

29 Nov 2021

5 min read

Australian Agritech Association appoints CEO to lead next phase of growth

AusAgritech's newly appointed CEO Tracey Martin says the agritech industry is in an exciting position as the world looks to technology to solve its greatest challenges.

Tech

16 Nov 2021

2 mins

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Intangible Matters Series: Valuing your secret sauce

The insider’s guide to maximising yield and higher valuations. Join Ernesto Fernandez, General Manager and Chief Intangible Asset Officer at Rhino-Rack and Tyler Capson, Managing Director at EverEdge to find out how to value your 'secret sauce'.

Investment

26 Oct 2021

40 years in the venture capital game with Andy Ziolkowski

With more than 40 years in the venture capital game, Andy Ziolkowski – the Managing Director of US-based food and agriculture-focused venture capital firm, Cultivian Sandbox and Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Cultivian Ventures – knows a good investment when he sees one.

Investment

20 Oct 2021

Farmer-founder trials pay off in the paddock

This week we take a close look at a fruitful partnership between farmer and agritech founder. Our regular evoke^AG. contributor Judy Kennedy speaks with Dan Winson, Founder and CEO of Zetifi a wireless networking startup and Andrew Dumaresq, a broadacre cropping farmer, both based at Wagga Wagga, NSW. It’s a partnership that's evolved and provided a win-win situation for both Dan and Andrew.

Tech

5 Aug 2021

Making sense of blockchain and its value for farmers

This week, we speak to Emma Weston, CEO and Co-Founder of AgriDigital about blockchain technology, how it’s evolved and used across agricultural industries today, specifically grains, and how it’s empowering farmers to access value beyond the farm gate.

Tech

5 Aug 2021

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