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  • Tech to improve productivity and safety in the bush
    Industry Insights, 25 Jul 2023
    Tech to improve productivity and safety in the bush

    Poor 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.

  • Grower insights bolster variable rate technology workshops
    Industry Insights, 24 Jul 2023
    Grower insights bolster variable rate technology workshops

    Commencing in February 2023 in Tatyoon, Victoria and concluding in Green Range, Western Australia last month, the workshops were made possible through investment from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).

  • Digitised soil data to lift paddock productivity
    Industry Insights, 24 Jul 2023
    Digitised soil data to lift paddock productivity

    Technology 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.

  • Customised dashboards combine agtech tools
    Industry Insights, 20 Jul 2023
    Customised dashboards combine agtech tools

    Dashboards 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.

  • Australian RD&E delivers world-leading growth
    Industry Insights, 18 Jul 2023
    Australian RD&E delivers world-leading growth

    The ACIL Allen Grains International Benchmarking Study was commissioned by GRDC and compared up to 30 years of data from major grain-producing nations.

  • Shared values drive PA solutions
    Industry Insights, 18 Jul 2023
    Shared values drive PA solutions

    Supported 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.

  • Risk experience motivates insurance innovation
    Industry Insights, 14 Jul 2023
    Risk experience motivates insurance innovation

    Financial risk for growers is increasing with climate change but a new concept in insurance is coming on stream. Hillridge is a startup supported by GrainInnovate.

  • Startups to power grain productivity and sustainability
    Industry Insights, 13 Jul 2023
    Startups to power grain productivity and sustainability

    The GrainInnovate venture capital fund is a joint endeavour between Artesian Venture Capital and GRDC driving the development of new agtech for the profitability and sustainability of the Australian grains industry. To date 21 start-up companies – with interests ranging from farm connectivity to digital agriculture, weather risk management, biosecurity, and field robots – have received investments.

  • Royal accolade for agricultural scientist
    Industry Insights, 07 Jul 2023
    Royal accolade for agricultural scientist

    Election to the Royal Society for Professor Rajeev Varshney means he has joined the ranks of esteemed international scientists including Sir David Attenborough and Norman Borlaug. It is a significant honour, especially for an agricultural scientist, that brings with it a role to support and promote excellence in science.

  • Data partnership builds expertise to harness data treasure trove
    Industry Insights, 28 Jun 2023
    Data partnership builds expertise to harness data treasure trove

    A revolution in the management of data from past, present and future GRDC co-investments is underway. In a collaboration that harnesses digital technology, the Data Partnerships Initiative is unlocking a treasure trove of information and building data management expertise.

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