#australian farming

With a global population projected to reach 9 billion in just over a decade, food security has become a critical global and national priority, central to community wellbeing, economic stability, and ecosystem resilience. In Australia and around the world, food security shapes policy, innovation, and the strategic direction of agriculture.

And as farming systems face increasing pressures, from climate change to biodiversity loss, understanding food security has never been more important.

A decade ago, few could have imagined running a farm from anywhere other than the paddock. Or taking a well-earned break from it, confident that livestock were fed and crops were watered. Today, producers can do both, with agtech tools that monitor production systems and provide real-time insights to mitigate risk and optimise yield.

Modern agriculture has achieved remarkable productivity, producing enough food and fibre to support a global population of over 8 billion. But that success has come with mounting pressure on land, water, and nutrients.

As the global population approaches 10 billion, the demand for sustainable protein is accelerating. Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic plants and animals, now supplies over half the seafood consumed globally, making it the fastest-growing food sector in the world.

But is aquaculture truly sustainable? Let’s unpack the challenges and innovations shaping its future.

Supermarket retailer Coles is shifting the dial on sustainability, not just within its own business but by working with farmers to develop more profitable and environmentally friendly food production.

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.

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.

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.

Rising fuel costs and the growing momentum towards net zero emissions are putting renewable energy sources on the radar for Australia’s diesel-dependant farmers.

In this episode we caught up with Mark Allison, the CEO of one of Australia’s largest agribusinesses, Elders. Mark spoke at evoke^AG. in Melbourne, back in 2020 – a time before Australia and the world were plunged into lockdown due to COVID-19. At the time, Australia had suffered one of its worst droughts on record and bushfires had ravaged large parts of the community.

Australia’s agrifood industry is being invited to help shape the program for evoke^AG.’s first online Global Demo Day, with a call to nominate everyday problems not already addressed by local tech providers.