Let's talk agritech

Two years ago, Batlow, NSW was devastated by one of Australia’s worst bushfire seasons on record. Our evoke^AG. host and fellow farmer, Stephen Honner caught up with Ian Cathels, Manager of Ardrossan Orchards, at their Woodburn orchard, in the middle of their fruit picking season – to see firsthand their progress and how new technology is driving on-farm efficiencies.

Black Box Co co-founders Shannon Speight and Emma Black have developed a web-based app that analyses animal performance metrics across the supply chain. The North Queensland startup is gearing up for Beef Week 2021’s Pitch in the Paddock event, where the duo will go head to head with eight other finalists.

Farmers have been, and will continue, to adopt agtech innovation and inventions. Despite calls that primary producers are halting the agtech adoption curve, some experts are saying that it’s not the producer but rather, the sales pitch which could be the problem.

Australia historically has very infertile and fragile soil compared to other parts of the world but rather than fall into crisis mode, some are encouraging us to see the opportunities this presents to improve the earth on which we feed our future generations.

Sam can be described as an agricultural enthusiast and young industry trailblazer who has one aim - to showcase where Australian food and fibre comes from, who makes it and how it's made.

What are the best ways to connect with growers and agronomists to pressure test your product or business idea? IntellectAg’s Brooke Sauer delves into the do’s and don’ts in this session of the Grassroots Series virtual session.

Replay of a panel discussion from evoke^AG. 2020 in Melbourne. Discover how tech and lab based solutions can successfully impact everyday farming.

When slapped with steep overseas tariffs, Phillipa and Skeet Lawson scouted new markets for their premium red lentils. The Farmers2Founders accelerator program helped refine their offering, now a multi-faceted paddock to plate business, The Pinnaroo Farmer.

* “tech-stack” a set of technologies used to deliver a digital solution. The ‘farmer tech-stack’ consists of the multiple technologies used to manage a farm – including accounting and financial planning, animal and cropping management, markets and forecasts, sustainability, logistics and transport, and biosecurity – ideally, in one place.

A career in agricultural machinery sales and an after-work hobby led to Will Mitchell founding a burgeoning labour hire startup. WorksForYou matches university students and young athletes with casual, unskilled roles and recently played a major role in helping farms in New South Wales and ACT finish one of Australia’s biggest harvests in history.

In this episode we speak to Justin Webb, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of AgriWebb, on how the farm management technology is supporting farmers to share their sustainability stories to global consumers – and earn premium prices for practices backed by verified data.