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Summer cropping - Technology in agriculture

CSD releases new crop modelling tool

Dec. 4, 2020 | 2 min read

Crop modelling tool assists cotton growers and consultants to estimate potential yield throughout the season.

Business solutions & technology - Technology in agriculture

DPI 'Farms of the Future' Breakfast Webinar Series

Oct. 15, 2020 | 1 min read

As part of the NSW Government's Regional Digital Connectivity program, NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has set up three commercial demonstration 'Farms of the Future' sites across NSW to showcase currently available farm connectivity and sensor technology.

Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer horticulture - Technology in agriculture

Sentinel - a step towards national pest surveillance

March 29, 2020 | 5 min read

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.

Technology in agriculture

Surveillance technology to ramp up intelligence on pests and diseases

Sept. 24, 2019 | 2 min read

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.

Technology in agriculture

Elders announces partnership with evokeAG

Sept. 4, 2019 | 2 min read

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

Technology in agriculture - Water supply & irrigation

Farmbot delivering remote watering solutions to Aussie farmers

Aug. 30, 2019 | 2 min read

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

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

Agtech jobs on offer in farm robot company

July 22, 2019 | 2 min read

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

Product development & regulatory services - Summer horticulture - Technology in agriculture

Using next generation genetic testing to give growers a competitive boost

June 21, 2019 | 2 min read

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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