Robot tractors, an army of drones, and virtual reality farm simulations can be expected to explode into the Adelaide Showground for the inaugural AdvanceAg AgTech showcase aimed at jolting our farms to the next evolution of on-farm technology, reports...

Eight businesses have been selected to partake in the Farmers2Founders (F2F) Business Growth Bootcamp, reports Food Processing. The bootcamp will allow primary producers to access resources and mentoring via a three-month innovation program designed to further their commercial opportunities. F2F...

Sony Electronics Inc. has announced a Version 2.0 software update for its Smart Agriculture Solution aimed at providing agricultural customers with new AI-based imaging capabilities. These new features, based on industry feedback, provide expanded functionality and are planned for...

This last week I had the pleasure of visiting a variety of growers and agronomists in South Australia. With 100-plus degree temperatures, 20-plus mph winds and enough flies to drive me crazy, I witnessed one of South Australia’s earliest...

The Global Ag Tech Initiative is looking for select correspondents in key parts of the world to help augment the work of our editorial team this year.

To exceed $100 billion in farm gate output by 2030 Australia needs to unlock innovation by taking advantage of new technologies, writes Sharon O'Keeffe at Queensland Country Life. This will require effective partnerships between major technology companies, entrepreneurs and...

Leading precision agriculture company, Taranis, has announced its partnership with precision imaging company, Stratus Imaging, to bring specialized imagery services to farmers in Australia and strengthen its foothold in the region. With this collaboration, Taranis and Stratus Imaging will...

Australian farmer Andrew Slade got interested in ag tech while researching the possibilities of expanding the family business, reports Future Farming. “We invested quite heavily in labor-saving equipment. When we made our business as efficient as possible, I looked...

This past Saturday, October 19, Agworld celebrated its 10-year anniversary in Perth, Western Australia. With staff, clients, and suppliers flying in from all parts of Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S., more than 100 people helped celebrate Agworld’s continued...

Connectivity, interoperability, data portability, and data rights are the technology challenges that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) believes has hindered the widespread adoption of digital technologies for agricultural businesses, writes Aimee Chanthadavong at ZDNet. During an address to...

Fledgling Australian ag-tech business AgriDigital has made a big step with the company announcing its North America launch, writes Gregor Heard at Queensland Country Life. North America is widely regarded as the most competitive ag-tech market in the world,...

Nine South Australian business, industry and academic leaders have been appointed to the new Minister’s AgTech Advisory Group to provide a coordinated and long-term approach to the development and uptake of technology in agriculture in South Australia, reports Mirage...

CropLogic Ltd. has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Boring Hemp Company of Oregon USA, an initiative that could see the group establish a hemp trial farm in Australia, similar to the one it is operating in Oregon,...

South Australian satellite communications company Myriota and Queensland ag-tech business Goanna Ag have partnered to develop the ‘everywhere’ solution they say will unlock the power of remote monitoring at a price and scale never seen before, writes Andrew Spence...

A report resulting from three years’ research by Queensland University of Technology has identified a number of new agricultural industries that will be arriving as a result of emerging technologies, writes George Nott at CIO Australia. Among them the provision...

The development of technology that combines Internet of Things sensors with AI and machine learning is the future of ag tech, according to BDO and reported by InDaily. An example of the technology is an ag-tech software system that...

A website to help match Australian producers with technology solutions will be launched this week, reports Campbell Cooney at Queensland Country Life. The project is AgTech Finder, and it is the brainchild of KPMG and the Food Agility Co-Operative...

Elders head of technical services Graham Page believes for precision agriculture to deliver value it needs to support farmers to make informed decisions, writes Sharon O'Keeffe for the North Queensland Register. "I think everyone would have a different interpretation. Mine...

Editor’s note: Brett Whelan, an Associate Professor of Precision Agriculture at the University of Sydney – Australia, is one of the recipients of the 2019 PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence. Here he shares his first experiences with ag technology, what...

New Zealand’s Waikato University is working on robotic technology that may one day end the labor intensive task of harvesting asparagus, according to an article at FreshPlaza.com. The university has developed a conceptual robot, which is on display at...