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.
We often hear about the “cutting edge” or the most advanced technology or product but what about something that’s so radical and un-tested that it’s at the “bleeding edge”?
That kind of innovation can fill a gap in the market and deliver significant premiums but comes with risk.
A diverse group from the agrifood supply chain, both in Australian and export markets, share their insight in developing something new and finding a market willing to pay for it.
Indigenous people have lived in Australia and interacted with country for millennia. And over this period, they’ve developed knowledge systems which have been nurtured and passed down through generations. The Western world knows such knowledge systems as intellectual property (IP). But when Indigenous cultural IP and Western business models converge, how do we ensure shared benefit?
Here, Indigenous entrepreneurs and business leaders discuss the opportunities, risks – and tremendous importance – of sharing cultural knowledge with a modern world.
On paper, decarbonisation programs to reduce scope 3 emissions on-farm sound like the best option for our producers, our industry and our planet; but what do they look like in practice? The team from Cargill share how its partnership with Regrow Ag is supporting Australian canola farmers.
There’s nothing that survives the ravages of time quite like a cockroach. Unicorns? Not so much. Tim Neale, president, Australian Agritech Association, and Co-Founder and Managing Director, DataFarming, awarded Australia’s Best Agritech 2023, shares why we need to support more ‘cockroaches’ in agritech.
Water. Soil. Nutrients. Climate. All critical components of a successful farming enterprise. But is there any component more fundamental than trust; that fragile commodity which we take for granted when we’ve got it – but find impossible to ignore when it’s lost.
But what exactly is trust, and how can agrifood producers not only build trust – but protect it?
