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Sentinel - a step towards national pest surveillance

Spring horticulture & viticulture Summer horticulture Technology in agriculture March 29, 2020



A new mobile plant pest surveillance unit is a step towards a nationally coordinated approach to plant pest surveillance aimed at informing grower pest management and providing early detection and improved market access.

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Surveillance technology to ramp up intelligence on pests and diseases

Technology in agriculture Sept. 24, 2019



Australian plant industries are set to benefit from the deployment of some of the most sophisticated pest surveillance technologies in the world, with a revolutionary mobile surveillance unit prototype about to be launched.

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Elders announces partnership with evokeAG

Technology in agriculture Sept. 4, 2019



Elders' focus on collaboration is essential for exponential growth in agtech adoption curve.

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Farmbot delivering remote watering solutions to Aussie farmers

Technology in agriculture Water supply & irrigation Aug. 30, 2019



It uses algorithms to detect abnormal behaviour in water levels to deliver near real-time reports to farmers.

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Agtech jobs on offer in farm robot company

Herbicide & fungicide resistance Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides Post-emergent herbicides Spraying equipment & application Technology in agriculture July 22, 2019



A team of specialised agtech robot designers and builders will be recruited in Central Queensland following grant funding from the Queensland Government.

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Using next generation genetic testing to give growers a competitive boost

Product development & regulatory services Summer horticulture Technology in agriculture June 21, 2019



QUT has partnered with Hort Innovation under the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) to advance the use of next-generation genetic sequencing technologies, giving Australia’s horticulture sector a competitive boost through faster access to new plant stock.

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