Some of us just pass our final exams in our last semester of university – Alex Montanari started a company. Alex is the founder of AGRA Farming Technologies in Perth, driven by a mission to combat climate change and its impact on our world. With over four years of experience in the controlled environment agriculture scene, he’s consulted on projects for The University of Western Australia and the Australian Defence Force. Alex previously ran a successful media production company and launched an automated home growing product.
Three weeks without fresh fruit or vegetables. Hiked up prices. Produce with little shelf life after travelling a long way – it’s the reality for many communities in Australia’s remote regions. And Malachai Clements is on a mission to change it.
In this episode, we’re joined by Liz Brennan and Oli Le Lievre, two familiar faces (and voices) in the agtech community. Liz and Oli share their unique perspectives as past evokeAG. attendees, and advocates for agricultural innovation. Together, they dive into the stories that inspire them, the moments that have defined their journey, and what they’re most looking forward to at evokeAG. 2025.
A world-first innovation that improves the welfare of sows and piglets took a decade of R&D – so why is evokeAG. speaker SunPork’s Robert van Barneveld so keen to share the blueprint with competitors?
Agribusiness psychotherapist and author of the weekly newsletter Ag Done Different, Dan Schultz shares why the mission set before innovators in agribusiness today is to force a choice, not a comparison with the present. If we are to succeed, it will be by harnessing a grievance with the status quo and turning that into a movement for change.
In this Food Futurists x evokeAG. collab podcast Professor Andy Lowe speaks with Dr Moira Smith, Digital Content Analysis Technology (D-CAT) Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer. Andy and Moira explore D-CAT’s involvement with agriculture, the range of possibilities satellite sensor technology offers, such as weight management, optimising grazing cycles and yield predictions. And why integration and collaboration is the key in allowing farmers to better utilise this technology.
When it comes to food the who, where, when and how are all just as important as the what – the food. This context can transform our experiences and transform a mundane burger into the ‘best meal ever’. But in a post COVID-19 world, digital technologies are challenging how we engage and experience food. Globally renowned food innovation expert, Mike Lee explores the rise of the digital food revolution and how the food industry can double down to create memorable, real-life food experiences.
In this Food Futurists x evokeAG. collab podcast Professor Andy Lowe speaks with Peter Wren-Hilton, CEO of Wharf42 and Convenor of the 2035 Oceania Summit about the importance of collaboration and agritech innovation to address climate change.
Pollinated agriculture is estimated to be a $14 billion industry in Australia alone. Now an innovative technology, Bee Innovative can track how well bees are pollinating a crop and provide growers with real-time information to help boost yield and profits. Here commercial beekeeper and CEO and Co-Founder of Bee Innovative, David Lyall talks about its growing potential.
In this Humans of Agriculture x evokeAG. collab podcast, Oli Le Lievre speaks with Anna Speer, the Managing Director of Woolworths' red meat business, Greenstock and evokeAG. 2023 speaker.
