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Meet the Groundbreaker growing crops indoors

Some of us just pass our final exams in our last semester of university – Alex Montanari started a company. Alex is the founder of AGRA Farming Technologies in Perth, driven by a mission to combat climate change and its impact on our world. With over four years of experience in the controlled environment agriculture scene, he’s consulted on projects for The University of Western Australia and the Australian Defence Force. Alex previously ran a successful media production company and launched an automated home growing product.

Add to playlist: 10 agriculture podcasts you should be listening to

Gearing up for long hours in the tractor cab? Doing the daily commute to the office? Or just pounding the pavement? Why not use that time to learn a bit more about agriculture and agtech in Australia and beyond.  
From business tips and cutting-edge tech to inspiring stories of life on the land, here’s our list of the podcasts you should add to your playlist right now.  
(Full disclosure: AgriFutures on Air and evokeAG. both made the list…😉) 

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11 Nov 2024
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Behind the mic with Tim Hunt: Meet the emcees of evokeAG. 2025

In this Q&A series, we’re sitting down with the four emcees who will light up the stage on February 18-19 in Brisbane, Queensland. In the final series we chat with Tim Hunt, Principal, Tim Hunt Consulting. Tim brings more than 25 years’ experience in analysing trends in international markets and food and agriculture supply chains to the table – and to the stage at evokeAG. 2025.

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6 Nov 2024

Behind the mic with Elizabeth Brennan: Meet the emcees of evokeAG. 2025

Introducing Elizabeth Brennan, one of the brilliant hosts gearing up to infuse evokeAG. 2025 with enthusiasm and fresh perspectives. Have you ever thought about what it takes to keep the energy flowing at evokeAG.? In this Q&A series, we’re catching up with the four emcees who will bring the excitement to evokeAG. 2025, on February 18-19 in Brisbane, Queensland. They’ll reveal their behind-the-scenes experiences and highlight what they enjoy most about the event, offering an insider’s view of the action.

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28 Oct 2024

Behind the mic with Saron Berhane: Meet the emcees of evokeAG. 2025

Ever wondered what it takes to energise an event like evokeAG.? In this Q&A series, we're speaking with the four emcees who will keep the excitement alive at evokeAG. 2025, happening on February 18-19 in Brisbane, Queensland. They'll share their behind-the-scenes experiences and what they love most about the event, offering a unique look at the action. Get to know Saron Berhane, one of the four dynamic hosts ready to bring enthusiasm and insight to evokeAG. 2025.

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21 Oct 2024

Behind the mic with Oli Le Lievre: Meet the emcees of evokeAG. 2025

Ever wondered what it takes to keep the energy high at evokeAG.? In this Q&A series we’re chatting with the four emcees who’ll keep things flowing at evokeAG. 2025 on February 18-19 in Brisbane, Queensland.  
From their offstage story, to what they love most about evokeAG., these hosts offer a unique glimpse into the action. Get to know the people who’ll be bringing the oomph and insight to evokeAG. 2025.  

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14 Oct 2024

Six tips for a winning evokeAG. Startup Program application

Applications for the AgriFutures evokeAG. Startup Program are now open, giving startups and scaleups the chance to rub shoulders, shake hands and sign on the dotted line with potential investors, partners, and customers at evokeAG. 2025. For founders ready to step up, program manager Dallas Pearce shares six key tips for application success.

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7 Oct 2024

Are we all suffering panel fatigue? The revolution defining the evokeAG. 2025 program

Harriet Mellish’s daughters are too young to understand the concept of an event – instead she tells them she’s off to a show. And she’s not wrong; building a successful event requires a production element, it needs to engage the audience and spotlight a talented cast.
Here, the General Manager, Global Innovation Networks, AgriFutures Australia, shares what she’s learned from attending several agrifood tech and innovation events in four continents over the past year – and why there are aspirations for the AgriFutures evokeAG. 2025 program to be the greatest ‘show’ of all.

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30 Sep 2024

'I don't believe that experience is a very good teacher': Lessons from three decades in agrifood

Circus vet. Pecan farmer. Research manager. Inaugural CEO of the CRC for Irrigation Futures. And now, Co-Founder of a vertically integrated beef business, co-owner of a macadamia orchard developer, and director of a grain supply business.

Diverse as these occupations might seem – one thread runs through Matthew Durack’s varied career: the quest for transformation. Here, the Queensland allrounder shares learnings from his 30+ year journey. Including why past experience is no predictor of future success.

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18 Sep 2024

Tips for identifying innovation and what to do about it

With the right intellectual property (IP) strategy, your smart new ideas and innovations in the agritech space can become powerful tools for growth, profitability, and industry leadership. Chris Bird, Principal, FPA Patent Attorneys shares the key steps to spotting your next big agritech breakthrough and starting the journey of turning it into an asset for your business.

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4 Sep 2024

Tags for Tonnes collaboration bridges gap between grazing and soil carbon outcomes

In February 2024 David Smith and I announced a collaboration aimed at helping producers manage their grazing enterprise to build soil carbon. David is Co-Founder and CEO of Queensland-based Ceres Tag – pioneer of the world's first direct-to-satellite animal monitoring platform. And I am the Founder and MD of AgriProve, Australia’s largest soiltech carbon developer. 
We call it ‘Tags for Tonnes’ – and since launch, early adopters have provided feedback on the insights they’ve gathered, from mustering efficiency and stock theft reporting, to informed grazing rotations for land utilisation.  

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2 Sep 2024
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