New generation anti-obesity medications are changing as fast as global waistlines with predictions the impact on the food sector will be “bigger than climate change”.
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.)
AusAgritech President, Rob Hulme has an impressive agritech resume, spanning the full spectrum of the sector in Australia and overseas. If Australia is to reach $100 billion in annual economic output by 2030, he says there are some changes we’re going to have to make.
We know the agricultural community is an innovative bunch. So it should come as no surprise that R&D organisations in the sector are turning to new investment models; partnering with venture capital (VC) firms to bring startups to market as quickly as possible.
Listening is more important than talking for Bundjalung man Ryan James, but the former NRL player and entrepreneur has a powerful story to share when he takes to the stage at AgriFutures evokeAG. on 18-19 February, 2025.
Startups from around the world will look to sow their first seeds of success in the Australian market as part of an innovative new program making its debut in February at Asia Pacific’s premier agrifood innovation event, AgriFutures evokeAG.
