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When agtechs work together for beef producers, one plus one can equal three

What do you get when Australia’s top agtech innovators collaborate, rather than compete? Solutions that make beef production easier, more productive, and more profitable.

AgriWebb, Farmbot, Cibo Labs, Pairtree, and Optiweigh share how they’re working together to give beef producers more bang for their agtech buck.

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2 Oct 2024

Sky’s the limit for Queensland grazier’s drone mustering technology

Agile, energetic, clever, and unflappable – the Australian Kelpie is beloved by graziers for its exceptional herding abilities. Now, a fourth-generation Queensland cattle producer has taken the wonder dog’s legendary mustering traits to new heights with SkyKelpie, a drone mustering company that’s levelling up traditional approaches to moving stock.

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29 Jul 2024

Digital eyes help Queensland beef producers level up productivity

Once science fiction, the idea of using computers to see and think for us is now a reality. But while the sheer scale of Queensland’s northern beef industry makes its producers a perfect use case for a few extra sets of digital eyes to optimise their herd productivity – connectivity and a lack of infrastructure have limited the development of solutions.   
An exciting collaboration between evokeAG. 2025 partner, the Queensland Government's Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, and agricultural AI specialist, InFarm, is set to change that. Together, they’ve delivered a prototype autonomous camera system that leverages machine vision and artificial intelligence to identify and monitor cows.

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15 Jul 2024
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Soaring from startup to global company: How Bird Control Group’s lasering in on success and pests

The Dutch are an innovative bunch. Wi-Fi. The four-wheel drive. Microscopes. Even the dialysis machine – all Dutch inventions.
Joining the line-up in today’s agritech sector is Danish-founded Bird Control Group. With applications for the 2025 evokeAG. Startup Program opening in mid-September 2024, we’re checking back in with past participants to find out where they are now, what’s new in their world, and what’s on the horizon. And what better place to start than our inaugural 2019 cohort?

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19 Jun 2024

Great power, great responsibility; channelling artificial intelligence for agriculture

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has taken the world by storm, and the Australian agrifood sector is no exception. As we witness the emergence of innovative products like ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, it's clear that the past 50 years of computer science investment have culminated in a plethora of AI-driven solutions. Andrew Skinner, Director of digital and data systems consultancy firm, More Than Machines, reflects on all things AI and why Australian agriculture is punching above its weight.

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14 May 2024

Nina Schick on mind-bending AI: a catalyst for a new food future

Are the robots coming for us? Or is artificial intelligence a new ally on the path to a sustainable food future? Here, global expert in responsible generative AI, Nina Schick, demystifies artificial intelligence – and explains why food producers should embrace this kind of scary, but really cool technology to unlock the food system transformation we need to see.

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11 Apr 2024

Five steps the global agrifood industry must take to harness the opportunities of artificial intelligence

From accelerating the process of plant breeding and predicting shelf life of fresh produce to leveraging satellite imagery and data to develop a drought insurance policy - artificial intelligence (AI) is already at work in our agrifood supply chains.
But as use of this technology gains pace how do we ensure shared benefits and ethical use? The innovators and entrepreneurs at the forefront using this technology share their views.

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14 Mar 2024

Implementing innovation with impact

If global food waste were a country, it would be third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States of America and China. The scale of the problem is well quantified, and solutions exist, but for food systems entrepreneur and founder Abi Ramanan, barriers to implementation remain, and caution is needed as we embrace technologies like artificial intelligence.

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11 Mar 2024

Data and dollars in agrifood tech; which is the chicken, and which is the egg?

Data and dollars are two key ingredients to build a robust agrifood tech and innovation landscape that creates meaningful change in food systems. But how can early-stage startups secure one without the other? Is this a chicken and egg scenario? Early stage agrifood tech venture capitalist and partner at The First Thirty, Antony Yousefian, muses on this dilemma.

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12 Feb 2024

Nine surprising celebrities and brands invested in the ag sector

Dyson doesn’t usually spring to mind when you think of agriculture. With its argument starting flatpacks, Ikea doesn’t either. And Justin Timberlake? Didn’t see that coming. Yet some of the most recognised names in business and entertainment have invested in agriculture, either for personal passion, environmental causes, profit – or all three. Meet nine brands, celebrities and businesses you wouldn't expect to have ventures in agriculture but do.

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24 Jan 2024
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