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Computer vision verifies grain identity
Supplement: GrainInnovate, July-August 2023 - 2023-08-08T09:00:00+10:00Starting with the barley grain supply chain for the malt industry, computer vision technology is bringing improvement in variety identification to Australia. Accurate, reliable and efficient grain quality assessment is the mandate for ZoomAgri, a company supported by the GRDC’s GrainInnovate program.
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Disease surveillance automated
Supplement: GrainInnovate, July-August 2023 - 2023-08-07T09:00:00+10:00GrainInnovate investments are bringing new tools and capabilities to the Australian grains industry. BioScout is a startup example from the investment program. It is an automated disease sensor which can provide real-time fungal disease risk profiles for improved disease management.
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Improved frost and heat tools from big data
Supplement: GrainInnovate, July-August 2023 - 2023-08-01T09:00:00+10:00The power of coupling on-farm data with remote sensing and spatial modelling is is being applied through a bold new GRDC project to better support growers in managing frost and heat constraints. The Frost and Heat Management Analytics project brings together many collaborators across Australia including three startup companies supported by GrainInnovate.
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Microbes building soils and new business
Supplement: GrainInnovate, July-August 2023 - 2023-07-31T09:00:00+10:00By harnessing the power of microbes an innovative startup is partnering with growers to tackle climate change. Loam Bio has developed a novel business model to connect their technology to growers, supported through investment from GrainInnovate.
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Turning variable-rate data into paddock-scale research
Supplement: GrainInnovate, July-August 2023 - 2023-07-27T09:00:00+10:00Learn how Bayer Crop Science is using the services of GrainInnovate startup Laconik to conduct improved on-farm experimentation by placing trials across paddocks in ‘swarms’ to capture spatial variability. The results generate higher degree of grower confidence in the field performance of a product and its return on investment
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Tech to improve productivity and safety in the bush
Supplement: GrainInnovate, July-August 2023 - 2023-07-25T09:00:00+10:00Poor connectivity in rural and remote areas is a big problem for farmers wanting to adopt agtech and other digital technologies. Wagga Wagga-based company Zetifi has developed new technology that solves this by using long-range wi-fi to fill in the gaps.
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Digitised soil data to lift paddock productivity
Supplement: GrainInnovate, July-August 2023 - 2023-07-24T09:00:00+10:00Technology from a non-traditional dimension is being deployed to aid growers to better assess soil quality. FarmLab, a startup supported by GRDC’s GrainInnovate program, is using software developed in the aviation industry as part of a business providing visual decision-support tools.
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Customised dashboards combine agtech tools
Supplement: GrainInnovate, July-August 2023 - 2023-07-20T09:00:00+10:00Dashboards effectively visualise complex operations, providing valuable insights. Pairtree Intelligence, a startup supported by GrainInnovate is now using them to provide a service to aggregate data and overcome incompatibilities with agtech tools.
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Building the paths for autonomous farming
Supplement: GrainInnovate, July-August 2023 - 2023-07-19T09:00:00+10:00Verge Ag is an innovative software company supported by GrainInnovate, developing software that creates a digital version of the paddock to design more efficient trafficking pathways for farm equipment.
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Shared values drive PA solutions
Supplement: GrainInnovate, July-August 2023 - 2023-07-18T09:00:00+10:00Supported by GRDC through the GrainInnovate investment portfolio, the power of data layers is being utilised by startup DataFarming to assist growers and advisers to better inform farming decisions.