Our Partners

For over three decades, The Lucas Group has been placing the right people in the right positions.
As Australia’s premier agri-industry recruitment firm, they provide human resource consulting, executive search, and agribusiness recruitment across the sector.
Their thorough search methods are unmatched, combining robust digital advertising campaigns with direct candidate engagement to ensure every opportunity is explored in the pursuit of the perfect fit.
The Lucas Group team comes from regional backgrounds; they live and breathe agriculture, bringing lived agricultural experience to every appointment. The team also attends major industry events throughout the year, expanding a network of over 100,000 qualified candidates and staying current with industry developments.
The Lucas Group is dedicated to supporting agribusinesses: if it involves people, they have the expertise to deliver the right solution.

RSM Australia is your trusted partner for audit, tax, and consulting services, empowering rural businesses to reach their goals and face the future with confidence.

For over a century, RSM Australia has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Australian businesses, working together across the nation. Their focus on your needs drives them to truly understand your goals and help you make confident decisions about your future.

With 32 locations across Australia and a global network, RSM Australia is perfectly positioned to support your growth, no matter where you’re located. They combine local knowledge and personal service with national resources to deliver superior results.

RSM Australia delivers comprehensive business solutions designed with rural success in mind. Their specialised offerings encompass:
• ESG and sustainable farming solutions
• Support for maximising R&D tax incentives
• Facilitation of grants and funding access
• Technology guidance tailored to your needs
• Expertise in mergers, acquisitions, and securing capital
• Ensuring robust risk management and governance.

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia's largest domestic and international airline. Registered originally as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS), Qantas is widely regarded as the world's leading long distance airline and one of the strongest brands in Australia. It has built a reputation for excellence in safety, operational reliability, engineering and maintenance, and customer service.

FB Rice is the most trusted independent intellectual property firm across Australia and New Zealand, with a growing presence in South-East Asia. Established over 75 years ago, the firm has built a reputation for technical excellence and client-focused service. Its attorneys bring deep sector knowledge and multidisciplinary expertise in plant biology, genetics, engineering, software, and life sciences. This enables FB Rice to support the agritech community in protecting and commercialising innovations, from plant breeding rights and crop science to digital platforms and agricultural engineering. As a fully independent firm, FB Rice offers tailored advice aligned with clients’ best interests. The firm has earned 18 Australian Client Choice Awards, including Best Specialist IP Firm for eight consecutive years. FB Rice is committed to championing innovation and creating value.

From the first experimental farm in 1892 to our fully automated commercial Global Digital Farm, Charles Sturt University has a long history in agricultural innovation. Visit AgriPark during evokeAG 2026 to see how we are unlocking the power of data on the Global Digital Farm, reducing carbon emissions with the Cool Soil Initiative, transforming the wine industry through the Vineyard of the Future, advancing sustainable food systems through our Renewables in Agriculture program, and supporting First Nations startups with our unique First Nations Innovator Program. Network with our Gulbali Institute (Agriculture, Water and Environment) researchers, learn more about our agricultural courses, or how we are raising awareness and solving industry challenges through the eXtended Reality Centre (XRC).

Freshcare is the leading provider of Australian-owned and operated certification standards, delivering 25 years of trusted assurance to the nation’s fresh produce, supply chain and wine grape industries.

Freshcare offers internationally recognised programs that support over 4600 Australian businesses to demonstrate their commitment to safe, sustainable, and high-quality food and wine.

As a purpose-driven organisation, all proceeds are reinvested into research, development, and training to ensure continuous consumer safety and environmental stewardship, safeguarding producers and industry for the future.

Impact Innovation is a strategic R&D consultancy helping researchers, managers, and funders turn breakthrough ideas into real-world impact. With deep industry expertise and global innovation standards, they provide tailored frameworks, tools, and support to maximise research investment.

Their team of in-house consultants and specialist associates bring hands-on experience across diverse sectors, enabling them to work effectively from day one. Committed to practical outcomes, they help clients test possibilities, eliminate inefficiencies, and scale successful innovations.

The Queensland Department of Primary Industries supports the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the state’s agriculture, biosecurity, fisheries and forestry sectors. The department works closely with industry, communities and government to grow the economy, safeguard against pests and diseases, and strengthen rural communities. Its work spans agricultural innovation, biosecurity regulation, fisheries management, responsible forestry, and essential corporate services. Through research, on‑ground programs, policy advice and enforcement of key laws, the DPI helps ensure Queensland’s primary industries remain resilient and future‑focused.

Impact Ag Australia is redefining agricultural value. Partnering with Family Office and institutional capital, it operates large-scale grazing, broadacre cropping, and tree crop enterprises for strong, resilient production returns - while unlocking additional value from the ecosystem services that sustain them.

Their approach is practical, evidence-based, and tailored to each property. By managing two balance sheets (financial and natural capital) soil, water, and biodiversity are considered as carefully as crops, livestock, or cash flow - giving land managers and investors the insight to boost productivity, diversify income, and strengthen long-term resilience.

Alongside farm management, Impact Ag Australia provides investment management and advisory services, helping partners structure scalable projects that link environmental outcomes with financial returns.

Through boots-on-the-ground leadership, the team is shaping Australia’s emerging nature economy, showing that profitable, nature-positive agriculture is not just achievable - it is credible and investable.

BDO is a trusted adviser to clients seeking Audit, Tax and Advisory services. As one of the world’s leading audit and accounting organisations, we have clients of all types and sizes, from large corporate organisations to private businesses, government and public sector organisations, entrepreneurs and individuals across an array of industry sectors.

At CommBank, we’re proud to back regional Australia and its agribusiness sector. Support is never far away, our agribusiness bankers are locals in your region with strong connections to your community, providing tailored financial solutions, delivering insights and are committed to building long-term partnerships, helping businesses to thrive. From innovative agribusiness solutions to community initiatives like Rural Aid partnerships, CommBank stands alongside regional Australia to drive growth and resilience for the future.

The Australian AgriTech Association (AusAgritech) is an open and inclusive membership-based association established to foster a world-class agritech ecosystem and help create a prosperous future for Australian agrifood innovation. It’s an organisation based on collaboration and community, with a key objective to connect agritech innovators, farmers, investor groups, government regulators, researchers, industry bodies and interested public to catalyse profitable innovation.

Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency and is publicly funded to drive innovation and productivity across the UK. It works to create a better future by inspiring, involving and investing in businesses developing life-changing innovations. Its mission is to help companies to grow through their development and commercialisation of new products, processes and services, supported by an outstanding innovation ecosystem that is agile, inclusive and easy to navigate. We meet the evolving needs of businesses at each stage of their innovation pathway, from concept, through commercialisation, scaleup and growth.

We support businesses, through three strands of activity:
 inspire: to make the opportunity visible and compelling
 involve: to bring relevant organisations and people together
 invest: to convene the resources needed, including our own.

We help companies access the expertise and equipment they need, build the partnerships that will help them go faster, and fund the innovation work through grants and other business support products.

Wine Australia empowers the success of the Australian wine sector through research, innovation and adoption, to enhance global competitiveness and meet the challenges of tomorrow, today. They also support market development to increase the demand and premium paid for Australian wine; and regulatory services, to safeguard Australian wine’s integrity and uphold the sector’s reputation.

Australia grows world-class agricultural produce, but too much of the value is still captured offshore. The real bottleneck isn’t ideas; it’s scaling proven concepts from pilot to reliable commercial production without any one company carrying all the technical and commercial risk.

AgValueAdd CRC is a proposed, industry-led national Cooperative Research Centre and scale-up platform designed to solve that problem.

Focused on the “messy middle” of TRL 4–8, the CRC will help partners turn under-valued agricultural feedstocks and residues into circular inputs, sustainable biomaterials and higher-value ingredients. By coordinating applied R&D, engineering support, pilot and demonstration infrastructure, evidence to inform policy and regulation, and co-investment, AgValueAdd CRC aims to de-risk scale-up, accelerate market readiness and unlock private and public investment.

The goal is simple: capture more value from what Australia already produces and keep that value onshore – building regional manufacturing capability, new revenue streams and a stronger bioeconomy.

GRDC's purpose is to invest in RD&E to create enduring profitability for Australian growers. We invest in projects and partnerships that drive profitability, productivity within Australia’s grains industry. Find out more about our organisation and how we invest in and promote world-leading research and development (R&D) that directly benefits Australian grain growers.

MLA’s purpose is to foster the long-term prosperity of the Australian red meat and livestock industry. MLA invests in world-class research, development and adoption projects to increase the productivity and profitability of Australia’s cattle, sheep and goat businesses.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is an Australian Government agency responsible for supporting the growth, sustainability, and resilience of the agriculture, fisheries, and forestry sectors.

RDA Grampians is part of the national Regional Development Australia (RDA) network, supporting economic growth, investment attraction, and strategic regional development across the Central Highlands and Wimmera Southern Mallee regions of Victoria. RDA Grampians works in partnership with all levels of government, industry and community to identify opportunities, address challenges, and promote sustainable economic outcomes.

The New Zealand National Fieldays Society has played a leading role in the development of agriculture and New Zealand's economy since its inception in 1968. More than fifty years on, much has shifted, but the Society still holds to its roots in tradition and giving back. It is a not-for-profit organisation committed to supporting the advancement of agriculture in New Zealand.

The SunRice Group is a global FMCG business and one of Australia’s leading branded food exporters, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, with significant markets in the United States, the Pacific and the Middle East, as well as expanding markets across Europe and Asia.

Cluster Connect is proud to be the agrifood Industry Partner Organisation (IPO) for the Federal Government’s Industry Growth Program, supporting businesses to scale, innovate, and build resilience through access to curated events, capacity building programs, and key connections.

Cluster Connect brings together Australia’s five leading agrifood clusters, representing a network of over 6,000 member businesses, stakeholders, and supporters. With a collective output value exceeding $10 billion, this network demonstrates a substantial presence in Australia’s agrifood industry.

Agriculture Victoria Services (AVS) is a Victorian Government enterprise that helps bring agricultural innovation to market. Working in partnership with Agriculture Victoria Research (AVR), AVS manages intellectual property, facilitates commercial partnerships, and invests in the development and translation of high-impact research.

With a strong focus on innovation, collaboration, and delivery, AVS connects scientific breakthroughs with commercial opportunities. By supporting the progression of agricultural technologies from research to market, AVS plays a key role in strengthening Victoria’s agriculture sector and ensures that publicly funded science delivers real-world benefits for farmers, industry, and the broader Victorian community.

Applying world-class research to solve real-world problems.

The Sydney Institute of Agriculture brings together research from across the University of Sydney and contributes valuable knowledge to the agriculture and food sector. The University of Sydney has been a leading contributor to Australian agricultural knowledge for more than a century. The Sydney Institute of Agriculture is at the forefront of research and outreach for agricultural innovation, business and policy. Our contribution remains vital and what we offer is highly valued by our industry stakeholders, making us a leading participant in transforming Australian agriculture.

We are playing a leading role in the design, creation and integration of components required for the ‘new agriculture’: a high-tech, ecosystem-aware, value-added and consumer connected food production framework with benefits for consumers, producers and the environment. Our research staff are industry leaders influencing policy locally and internationally. They are finding solutions to the biggest challenges our planet faces, from sustainable food production for an increasing population, to environmental management issues.

The South Australian Government has a strong plan to grow our state’s economy and capitalise on its competitive strengths. Invest SA is a dedicated team of investment and business development professionals within the Department of State Development, ensuring that South Australia is recognised as one of the best places in the world to invest by helping to drive inbound national and international investment.

South Australia’s economic diversity contributes to state growth and Invest SA plays a critical role in connecting businesses to opportunities, industry networks, and other government agencies – all of this with a view of achieving investment outcomes. If you’re interested in doing business in Australia, Invest SA stands ready to show you why South Australia is the best place to start. Events that showcase local agritech innovations to interstate and international peers only help to cement our state’s reputation as an epicentre of agritech excellence.

La Trobe University is a globally recognised institution driven by a vision of inclusion, innovation and real‑world impact. The university is committed to expanding access to higher education, strengthening industry partnerships, and delivering world‑class research.

Guided by values of equity, diversity and social justice, La Trobe works to support student success, contribute to thriving communities, and address major global challenges through impactful research and education.

Deakin's innovation and excellence in both education and research generate ideas that transform lives and communities. We will be Australia’s most progressive and responsive university, leading in blending digital capability with our distinctive campus precincts. We will leverage strong partnerships to maximise the social, cultural and economic impact we deliver regionally, nationally and globally.

AgriFutures grow^AG. is an online agrifood innovation platform. Explore, find and connect with world leading agricultural research, unique technologies and commercialisation, investment and research opportunities online in one, easy to use location. grow^AG. is supported by a unique concierge team who work to enhance connections and drive relationships and partnerships.

All the information on grow^AG. is free to access and allows investors, corporates, startups, researchers, industry, government and universities from Australia and around the world to locate information and opportunities that will deliver innovation back to the farm and the food supply-chain.

Halter is a leading agricultural technology company revolutionising cattle management through its smart solar-powered collar and app system. We empower beef and dairy farmers to remotely map and control livestock grazing behaviour using a smartphone app.

Halter eliminates manual fencing, enabling immediate access to precision rotational grazing, reduced labour costs, and real-time animal health monitoring. Halter is now actively deploying across Australia following recent regulatory approvals.

The Soil CRC (the Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils) aims to help farmers increase their productivity and profitability by providing them with knowledge and tools to improve the performance of their soils. It is the largest collaborative soil research effort in Australia’s history. The approach to research is multi-disciplinary. The Soil CRC coordinates research across a range of disciplines including social science, economics, biology, chemistry, agronomy and soil science.

Underperforming agricultural soils cost Australian farmers billions of dollars in lost revenue each year. The Soil CRC brings together scientists, industry and farmers to find practical solutions for Australia’s underperforming soils, ensuring that soil performance is increased not just in the short term, but in the long term.

The Soil CRC has 39 participants that along with the Australian Government contribute $167 million to the CRC through both cash and in-kind contributions. It has funding until 2027.

Our department is dedicated to growing our primary industries and supporting regional economic development to deliver long term benefits to regional NSW, and our state. We work with industry and community to implement policies and programs that protect, support, and develop our primary industries and regional communities.

Farmers2Founders is Australia’s leading agrifood innovation pathway, driving technology development, growth, and adoption. We transform bold ideas into real-world solutions - fast-tracking innovation, driving adoption, real impact, and playing our role in preparing for our new climate reality.

Our Gen AI platform Caitlyn, combines generative language models with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to unlock insights from your own data sources – be it customer interactions, domain knowledge bases, or internal documentation.

MOA Technology is an agri-biotech company focused on developing next-generation herbicides and bioherbicides to combat weed resistance. Using proprietary plant-led discovery platforms, automation, and AI, they identify novel modes of action faster than traditional methods. Their mission is to deliver effective, sustainable crop protection solutions that support global food security and environmental health.

Radium Capital is Australia’s leading R&D finance provider. Since 2017, we've given more than 1,000 innovation-led businesses early access to their R&D tax incentive, advancing more than $1 billion in non-dilutive funding to help them smooth cash flow, accelerate progress and keep more equity.

We give innovators access to the funding, resources and connections they need to move from idea to impact. Our deep relationships across the ecosystem help us back innovative businesses with more than just money.

Creating something new requires vision and resolve. It also requires the right capital, at the right time. We work with businesses to understand their needs and find innovative solutions to build their future, their way.

Headquartered in Perth, Radium Capital operates nationally, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane, and supports businesses of all sizes to grow.

ADM Packaging Automation is an Australian-based designer and manufacturer of industrial packaging machinery, specialising in small to large scale Vertical Form Fill Seal (VFFS) and bag filling solutions for food, agribusiness, and FMCG producers. Built for demanding production environments, ADM equipment is engineered to deliver speed, accuracy, and long-term reliability across a wide range of bag styles, materials, and product types.

Beyond individual machines, ADM provides end-to-end packaging solutions, integrating primary packaging with conveying, inspection, case packing, robotics, and palletising. This turnkey approach allows customers to deal with a single accountable partner from concept and design through to manufacture, installation, commissioning, and ongoing support.

With a strong focus on automation, sustainability, and Australian manufacturing, ADM works closely with customers to optimise throughput, reduce labour dependency, and future-proof packaging operations. ADM’s solutions are trusted by growing producers and established brands alike, both locally and internationally.

CS1 Group is a Managed IT Services Provider, providing services across Microsoft 365, Cyber Security, Project Management, Strategic Planning and Microsoft Intune Management

The Australasian Space Innovation Institute (ASII) is an independent, enduring, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to scaling the impact of space innovation nationally and across the Indo-Pacific.

The Council of Rural RDCs serves as a forum for Australia’s 15 Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) to discuss and address important issues collectively, ensuring that they work together effectively to deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits for rural communities. By focusing on collective action, the Council aims to achieve the best outcomes and maximize impact in the rural sector.

BioScout is a leading Australian AgTech company revolutionizing agricultural disease management with its automated, real-time airborne disease surveillance system.

Born from the PhD work of CEO Lewis Collins, the company's patented technology uses fully autonomous sensors that combine automated microscopy, robotics, and machine learning to identify and track disease-causing spores in the air. This world-first technology provides growers with pre-symptomatic data, often weeks before diseases are visible in crops, allowing for targeted and efficient fungicide application. By taking the guesswork out of disease control, BioScout helps farmers improve crop yields, reduce chemical usage, and boost sustainability, ultimately contributing to global food security.

InvertiGro is an Australian agtech innovator on a mission to ‘feed the world the smarter way’ – to grow more, with less, enabling more resilient, sustainable and profitable farming. Modular, scalable and highly-flexible plug-and-play farming solutions – combining unique hardware, integrated software and a suite of supporting services – enable businesses anywhere on the planet and anywhere in the value chain to grow a wide range of crops, anytime and at any scale.

With the ability to simply, sustainably and efficiently grow a wide range of crops for food, pharma, fodder and forestry; InvertiGro’s solutions have applications across a range of industries from on-farm and greenhouses,food distribution and catering to nursery and landscaping. InvertiGro’s customers, in Australia and globally, include start-ups, respected names in education and research and established food businesses through to NEOM, one of the world’s largest GIGA projects.

At LYRO Robotics, we are pioneers in the world of robotics and AI software, bringing innovation and intelligence to the forefront of the food industry.

We are a team of engineers, scientists, food and logistics industry experts who are passionate about using robotics to solve real-world problems.

Our mission is to create intelligent robotic and vision systems that redefine the efficiency and precision of packing processes in the food industry.

The Circular Food Processing Hub (CFPH) is revolutionising how we handle surplus and imperfect produce by turning what would otherwise go to waste into premium, value-added ingredients. Based in Australia, CFPH provides farmers and food businesses with access to modular dehydration technology, contract processing, and product development expertise to transform fresh, wonky, or oversupplied produce into shelf-stable powders, slices, and other clean-label ingredients.

Our mission is to keep food in the supply chain, creating new revenue streams for growers while reducing environmental impact. By connecting producers, manufacturers, and distributors, CFPH helps businesses meet growing consumer demand for sustainable, traceable, and cost-effective ingredients. With a focus on innovation and collaboration, we are building a circular economy model that supports local agriculture, tackles food waste at its source, and drives a more resilient, profitable, and sustainable food system.

Drone-Hand is transforming global livestock management with machine-learning powered autonomous drones and fixed-camera systems that deliver instant, on-the-ground insights on animal health, location, count, water, fences, and pasture.

By replacing risky, time-consuming manual checks with fast, scalable automation, Drone-Hand helps producers cut costs, improve animal welfare, and build climate resilience.

With successful trials across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the US, partnerships with leading agribusinesses, and patent-pending technology, Drone-Hand is poised to redefine how the world manages livestock at scale.

CropX Technologies, founded in 2013 in New Zealand and now headquartered in Israel, is a global leader in agronomic farm management. Its platform integrates proprietary soil sensors with satellite data and AI analytics to optimize irrigation, fertilization, and crop health. Operating in over 70 countries, CropX helps farmers increase yields, reduce water and chemical use, and comply with environmental standards.

The company has expanded through strategic acquisitions, including CropMetrics (USA), ReGen (NZ), Dacom (Netherlands), Tule Technologies (USA), Green Brain (Australia), and Acclym (formerly Agritask). These additions have strengthened its capabilities in effluent management, evapotranspiration sensing, and enterprise-level agricultural intelligence.

Led by CEO Tomer Tzach, CropX is recognized for its sustainability impact and contributions to multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals. Its mission is to transform agriculture through data-driven solutions that benefit farmers, the environment, and global food security.

GeXLab (formerly FarmLab) provides an Environmental Management Platform designed to support soil testing, soil remediation, and broader environmental management.

Key features include:
• Seamless integration with more than 20 laboratories worldwide, ensuring full chain of custody for soil test results.
• A mobile Field App for efficient collection and management of samples and in-field observations.
• Advanced spatial analytics, incorporating satellite data and map layers to model and stratify project areas.

GeXLab also provide the RemScan mid-infrared soil spectrometer, delivering ISO-certified, in-situ measurements of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), soil type, pH, and soil organic carbon.

Inform Ag is leading the way in agricultural innovation with solutions that tackle water efficiency, data-driven management, and yield and machinery tracking. Our smart irrigation and GrowData suite empower farmers to be more efficient, sustainable, and productive. Discover how we’re making a difference for farms across Australia!

BeeSTAR is a data-driven startup pioneering Precision Bee Pollination and Smart Beekeeping to boost agricultural productivity and sustainability.

Founded in 2017, ZoomAgri’s mission is to bring clarity and trust to global agriculture through accessible, cutting-edge technology.

ZoomAgri is a global ag-technology company transforming grain quality and varietal identification through advanced computer vision, artificial intelligence and purpose-built hardware. Operating across over 25 countries, ZoomAgri works with breeders, traders, maltsters, storage operators and processors to deliver fast, objective and repeatable grain analysis.

Its flagship solutions — ZoomBarley, ZoomWheat and the new ZoomAgri device — provide varietal identification and visual quality assessment in minutes, replacing subjective manual testing with consistent, data-driven results. By digitising grain evaluation, ZoomAgri helps the supply chain improve efficiency, transparency and confidence at receival and beyond.

AirAgri: Bringing Farmers Home Safely, Every Day

AirAgri is reshaping on-farm safety through innovation, intelligence, and connection. Built in Australia for rural and remote workers, AirAgri combines smart devices, satellite and cellular connectivity, and an AI-driven safety platform that understands each property’s unique risks. From lone-worker monitoring and instant alerts to property-specific weather insights and compliance tools, AirAgri gives teams the confidence to work safely—no matter how far from home they are.

More than technology, it’s a mission: to end preventable accidents and protect the people who power our land. Whether you’re managing a family farm or an enterprise workforce, AirAgri provides the tools, data, and peace of mind that keep every job safer, smarter, and more sustainable.

A device designed to bring you home.