Eighty-eight per cent of agrifood tech and innovation startups inhouse their grant writing. That may work when you’re first starting out, but you’ll likely quickly outgrow the late nights pulling an application together only to find you weren’t competitive. Done poorly, they’re a huge time drain. Camilla Roberts, CEO, SCALE IMPACT, shares how to tackle grant applications efficiently with greater chances of securing money fast.

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 evoke^AG. 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.

This week we bring you our evoke^AG. 2024 series with Natalie Bell, Hylo Ag, joining our contributor Jayne Cuddihy in conversation to explore the circular economy.

So, you’ve identified that you have a smart new idea in the agritech space, and you want legal protection to stop others ‘trespassing on your territory’. Chris Bird, Principal, FPA Patent Attorneys breaks down the patent application process and how to protect your agritech innovation through a patent.

This week we bring you our evoke^AG. 2024 series with Dr Pam Marrone and Dennis Donohue joining our contributor Jayne Cuddihy in conversation to explore all things biologicals.

AgriFutures evoke^AG. is back in 2025 – and it’s bringing a diverse network of organisations, individuals and businesses to Brisbane on 18-19 February 2025 to explore the common ground of agrifood tech innovation. Innovators, corporations, researchers, investors, producers, and government agencies from across Australia and overseas – they’ll all be there. Over two days, you will discover cutting-edge technologies and disruptive business models while building partnerships with top-tier innovators.
Still need convincing? Here are the top five reasons your boss (or if you’re boss – you) needs to sign off on that dotted leave line now.

With applications for the 2025 evoke^AG. Startup Program opening later this year, we thought we’d check back in with past participants to find out where they are now – and how the Startup Program helped them get there.
And what better place to start than our inaugural 2019 cohort?
In the third article of our series, evoke^AG. contributor Casey Dunn sat down with Regrow co-founder and CEO, Dr Anastasia Volkova, to hear how she got from a $20,000 pitch contest to having the pulse on over 1.3B acres around the world.

This week we bring you our evoke^AG. 2024 series with Fern Ho joining our contributor Jayne Cuddihy in conversation to explore alternative protein markets.

With applications for the 2025 evoke^AG. Startup Program opening in September, we’re catching up with past participants to find out where they are now – and what better place to start than our inaugural 2019 cohort?
In this second article of our series, evoke^AG. contributor Casey Dunn chatted with Farmwall Co-Founders Geert Hendrix and Indiana Rhind to hear how their social enterprise is using indoor farming to enhance corporate wellbeing.
And why – as we head towards 2030 – Farmwall is a compelling solution for corporations needing to make real impact on scope 3 emissions.

This week we bring you our evoke^AG. 2024 series with Dr Terri Janke and Darryl Lyons joining our contributor Jayne Cuddihy in conversation to explore Cultural IP.

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 evoke^AG. 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?

Nearly one in ten Australian workers switched jobs in the past 12 months – the highest rate in a decade. And nearly two-thirds swapped their industry over their occupation, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data. Someone who’s made the switch is Olympic swimmer and gold medallist, Giaan Rooney. TV presenter, media identity – and now a macadamia farmer.
The self-confessed ‘outsider coming into the ag world’ shares how she’s put down roots on a macadamia farm in Northern New South Wales.

This week we bring you our evoke^AG. 2024 series with John Pattinson, Goanna Ag, and Phil Livingston, AgBot, joining our contributor Jayne Cuddihy in conversation.

As excitement grows for evoke^AG. 2025 in Queensland, we’re shining a light on the Sunshine State’s agrifood innovation ecosystem, from founders to funders – and not forgetting the most critical link in the agrifood innovation chain: the adopters! The producers, processors, and supply chain partners who translate innovation into action.
Here, Ry Collins, of the Bowen Gumlu Growers Association, shares how agritech innovation can drive a more productive, profitable, and sustainable horticulture industry in North Queensland – and what growers up north hope to see from their state’s own evoke^AG. 2025.

Sam Lambert went from starting a new graduate job in global consulting in March 2020, excitedly unwrapping a new work phone and laptop, (like Christmas for adults, he recalls) to completely changing his career direction when lockdown sparked endless hours of curious contemplation.

This week we bring you our evoke^AG. 2024 series with Abi Ramanan and Julie Hirsch joining our contributor Jayne Cuddihy in conversation.