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SkyKelpie wows audience with world-first remote drone mustering demo, live from evokeAG. 2025

Ringer. Rodeo champion. Film Producer. Luke Chaplain is no stranger to pushing boundaries. But his latest feat might be the boldest yet. At evokeAG. 2025, he delivered a world-first: Mustering cattle on a farm 300 km away, all from a remote ops centre set up deep within the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
No helicopters, horses, or motorbikes – just precision, low-stress stock handling, done via drone.
(Spoiler: If you’re picturing grainy, shaky footage and stubborn cattle, think again.)

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14 Apr 2025
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Didn't work the first time? Innovating from mistakes with Bryan Van Wyk and Dr Robert van Barneveld

Dr. Robert Van Barneveld and Bryan Van Wyk will take to the stage at evokeAG 2025. But first, they share the high and lows of business and innovation, and their personal goals, in this evokeAG. podcast episode.

give an unfiltered look at agritech adoption across Australia’s agricultural supply chain and outline what wins they’ve had in their businesses as well as their fails.

Insights
2 Jan 2025

2025 watchlist: 8 game-changing Queensland startups to watch at evokeAG. 2025

Get ready to meet the startups redefining Queensland’s agricultural future – they’ll all be in the spotlight at evokeAG. 2025 in Brisbane 18-19 February. These eight Queensland startups have been selected as part of the evokeAG. 2025 Startup Program, tackling industry challenges with bold solutions, innovative technology, and a commitment to sustainability.

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1 Jan 2025

Indigenous wisdom meets ag innovation at evokeAG. 2025

Head of Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals Inc. Queensland Biosecurity Ambassador, Queensland Conservation Council Chair, Queensland Water and Landcarer’s Director. Proud Kuuku Yalanji man. Truth teller. And soon to be evokeAG. 2025 keynote speaker.
Trevor Meldrum embodies the grit, spirit, and insight that Australia’s indigenous producers bring to food and fibre production.
evokeAG. contributor Casey Dunn sat down to ask Trevor about blending Indigenous pest and weed management practices with modern technology. The conversation that transpired was much richer.  

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27 Dec 2024

Meet the Groundbreaker bringing sustainable farms to your desk

Indiana Rhind first unlocked her love for agriculture in the cattle arena with her school’s show team. The agricultural engineer from the Central Coast of New South Wales is the Co-Founder of Farmwall, an urban farming startup delivering corporate engagement programs with sustainability and wellbeing outcomes. She was also a 2018 AgriFutures Horizon Scholar – and now a 2025 evokeAG. Groundbreaker. Indiana shares why she’s dedicated to helping others discover the abundant opportunities in agriculture.

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23 Dec 2024

Carbon reimagined with Aviva Reed

In this episode of the evokeAG. podcast, ecological artist, environmental book author, and art science educator Aviva Reed shares how she uses techniques such as art making, storytelling, and hands-on ecoliteracy to explore complexity, making scientific concepts accessible and beautiful.

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19 Dec 2024

Creating Common Ground: Grass roots insights and perspectives

How can we change the story of ag to more than just windmills and a kelpie in the back of a ute? How do we navigate export regulations in a rapidly evolving global trade environment? What impact will artificial intelligence have on land use and resources?  
They’re questions we’re all asking and ones that AgriFutures Australia General Manager, Global Innovation Networks, Harriet Mellish posed in the opening keynote at AGTECH24 in Emerald, Queensland in November 2024 as we march towards evokeAG. 2025 on 18-19 February 2025.

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18 Dec 2024

The jump rope champion reimagining Australian fertiliser

Tom Norman is a fifth-generation farmer with a passion for renewable fertiliser – and skipping. The evokeAG. 2025 Groundbreaker shares his vision for Clean Green Ag, his innovative family roots, and the jump rope skills that have taken him across the world.

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16 Dec 2024

Making waves: The evokeAG. Groundbreaker diving into seaweed solutions

Alisa Milalia is an aquaculture research scientist with a rich background. Born in Canada, she has Romanian heritage, grew up on the beautiful Kapiti Coast in New Zealand and now lives in Townsville, Queensland.
With a background in Marine Biology and Ecology, Alisa discovered a passion for seaweed aquaculture during her postgraduate studies. The evokeAG. 2025 Groundbreaker is developing sustainable seaweed cultivation methods, recognising its potential to improve environmental sustainability, drive economic growth, and support rural communities.

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9 Dec 2024
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