This week we bring you our evokeAG. 2024 series with Ryan Rakestraw and Matt Macfarlane joining our contributor Jayne Cuddihy in conversation, exploring everything from what's ahead in the startup world tomorrow, to what's coming further down the road.
Katia Taylor’s always been a fan of detective stories. Now, through her work at CSIRO, she’s investigating the mysterious case of disappearing soil carbon.
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has taken the world by storm, and the Australian agrifood sector is no exception. As we witness the emergence of innovative products like ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, it's clear that the past 50 years of computer science investment have culminated in a plethora of AI-driven solutions. Andrew Skinner, Director of digital and data systems consultancy firm, More Than Machines, reflects on all things AI and why Australian agriculture is punching above its weight.
From oilseed crops to sugar cane and forestry by-products – when it comes to developing biofuels we should be looking to the sky. More specifically, sustainable aviation fuels. Global demand is poised to take-off and experts caution that Australia needs to get onboard to encourage the investment required to capture this opportunity.
Founder of agritech forecasting software, myFARMSMART, Lucy Anderton is empowering farmers to take a calculated approach to business and ‘have more fun’. By using integrated science-based algorithms with individual farm data, this predictive tool is helping WA farmers better manage change and increase profitability – and is now seeking investment to scale operations.
In this episode we caught up with Mark Allison, the CEO of one of Australia’s largest agribusinesses, Elders. Mark spoke at evokeAG. 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.
People will only pay for what they cannot steal, according to EverEdge Managing Director, Michael Masterson who shares a wealth of experience in valuing intangible assets and helping businesses, like Rhino-Rack and infant formula and milk company Beta A2 – find their ‘secret sauce’ and how to keep it safe.
Matt Newell, a perennial cereals research officer with NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) sees a very big future for perennial wheats in Australia.
A joint effort by the red meat sector and government has delivered sought-after shelf-life extensions for vacuum-packed chilled sheepmeat and beef exports to key markets in the Middle East. However, innovative packaging and freight solutions are still required to extend shelf life of fresh sheepmeat carcase exports – which accounts for the bulk trade to the Middle East – to capture similar value and recover from the COVID-19 induced airfreight capacity crunch.
