#Sustainability

In this episode we caught up with Mark Allison, the CEO of one of Australia’s largest agribusinesses, Elders. Mark spoke at evoke^AG. in Melbourne, back in 2020 – a time before Australia and the world were plunged into lockdown due to COVID-19. At the time, Australia had suffered one of its worst droughts on record and bushfires had ravaged large parts of the community.

The push to develop perennial wheats suitable for Australian conditions is gathering momentum. Delivering improved sustainability, on-farm profitability, and nutritional outcomes – perennial wheats have everyone from mixed farmers to artisan brewers and bakers excited.

CSIRO’s latest invention, TranspiratiONal, a spray-on polymer membrane will help farmers increase crop yield and save water, but with fewer inputs and less environmental impact.

Plastic straws suck. Too small to be recycled, they end up in landfills and oceans. Now eco-preneurial couple, Marion Vigot and Alexis Branlard, are in a race against time to scale up Australia’s first, planet-friendly alternative, Mister RYE.

Australian traceability technology startup, FibreTrace, founded by NSW cotton farmers, Danielle and David Statham, have launched their first-ever carbon positive fashion collection with Nobody Denim.

Meet Tegan Nock, Australia’s golden girl for soil health and co-founder of Orange-based startup, Soil Carbon Co. Tegan is empowering farmers to boost soil carbon, using microbial technology, which could help sink billions of tonnes of carbon and offers a tradeable commodity.