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Customer is king with Andrew Bate and Brad Jones

In this episode, we dive into the dynamics between startups and their customers; what strategies succeed, which ones fall short, and why prioritising customers at the core of business strategies drives lasting success.

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31 Oct 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.

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.

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

Holy Locust!: Alternative protein that’s heaven sent

With applications for the 2025 evokeAG. Startup Program opening in September, we’re checking back in with past participants to find out where they are now – and what better place to start than our inaugural 2019 cohort?
In this final article of our series, evokeAG. contributor Casey Dunn sat down with Hargol FoodTech founder and CEO, Dror Tamir, to hear why the Israeli innovator thinks locust protein is the B2B ingredient food manufacturers have been waiting for.
And how inadvertently reviving a 2,000-year-old tradition has unlocked a loyal B2C market, too.

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7 Aug 2024

The startups guide to nailing grant applications...and how to know when to handover

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.

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17 Jul 2024

More than just office yoga: Farmwall’s fresh approach to scope 3 emissions

With applications for the 2025 evokeAG. 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, evokeAG. 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.

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26 Jun 2024

Cellular ag pioneer, Vow, makes history as the first Australian company to launch a cultured meat product

The self-described ‘spaceship of the cultured meat industry,’ Australia’s Vow has become only the third company in the world to bring a cell-based meat product to market. Its cultured quail has received the green light from Singapore’s food regulator, whetting the appetite of the world’s culinary elite.
Vow Founder and CEO George Peppou explains how the company based in Alexandria, New South Wales, went from founding to first sales in just five years – an unrivalled achievement in a segment where many spaceships crash back to earth.

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21 Apr 2024
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