AgTech Finder

In this episode we’re speaking about tools that help farmers assess and plan for changes in climate.  

A lot of the agtech we speak about is used by farmers to help with everyday decision making. But the tools we’re hearing about in this episode are mostly focused on long-term management, how to prepare for a future that might be decades or even generations away.  

We speak to Dr Tim Cowan a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for...

In this week’s episode we’re talking about innovations and technology within the shearing industry.  

The wool and shearing industry is probably not the first people think of when it comes to agtech, being one of the more traditional within agriculture.  

But the shearer shortage and rise of large sheep within the industry has encouraged the sector to develop new technology that will offer wool growers more options and help attract...

In this episode we’re talking about technology helping growers improve water efficiency on-farm.  

We’re joined by podcast regular, Food Agility CRC chief scientist, David Lamb, who tells us about the role agtech will play in reporting growers’ water efficiency credentials to consumers.  

We speak to Goanna Ag’s John Pattinson about their smart irrigation management solution, GoField. GoField is used across 250,000 hectares of cott...

In this episode we’re speaking about pasture management and the technology helping producers maximise profit and protect their environment.  

We welcome back South Australian sheep and cattle farmer and agtech adoption specialist Penny Schulz, who tells us about how technology in this area has undergone a major step change in recent years.  

We speak to Cibo Labs co-founder Phil Tickle about their pasture management tools which use...

In this episode we’re talking about communication. It’s a topic at the heart of agtech adoption and there are also now agtech tools and platforms available to help the industry disseminate knowledge and build communities.  

We speak to Food Agility CRC chief scientist David Lamb about the correlations between the use of social media and agtech adoption.  

We’re joined by Emma Ayliffe, an agronomist and farmer, who co-founded Yacker...

In this episode we’re talking about agtech integration, whether that’s bringing together technologies and services from different providers to leverage more value – or fully-integrated systems that not only provide information but take action. 

We speak to Matt Anderson from Farmers2Founders about how agtech partnerships are able to offer more comprehensive and streamlined decision-making data to farmers. 

We’re joined by OPS Austr...

In this episode, we’re talking about drought resilience, particularly feeding through droughts.  

Feeding stock can be one of the most time consuming, expensive and mentally challenging aspects of a drought.  

We speak to independent sheep consultant Anthony Shepherd from Sheepmatters about how technology is helping producers decide which stock to sell and which to feed through a drought.  

We also talk to Justin Dunn from The Shep...

In this episode we’re talking about building trust when it comes to sharing farm data.  

Data is now one of the world’s most valuable commodities and needs to be protected, but we know that sharing data can improve profit and production on-farm. So how can farmers confidently share data with third parties like agtech providers?  

This is a question the National Farmers' Federation sought to address when it developed the Australian ...

In this episode we’re talking about Smart Farms and the role they’re playing in driving and de-risking agtech adoption.  

We speak to Food Agility CRC chief scientist professor David Lamb about how artificial intelligence will be used to collate data and inform decision-making.  

We also hear from Ian Layden from the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Gatton Smart Farm. Gatton Smart Farm is based in the sub-tropica...

In this episode we’re talking about drones. Many farmers have gone out and bought a drone with big plans, only for it soon to be sitting on the shelf collecting dust. But in this episode, we hear about some of the ways that farmers are using the technology effectively on-farm.  

We speak to agricultural drone trainer Fiona Lake about improving adoption by busting the myths that surround drones.  

We also hear from Ben Single of Sin...

In this episode, the last of season one, we’re talking about traceability and the technology being utilised to prove a product’s provenance.  

We speak once again to Food Agility CRC chief scientist David Lamb about consumers’ growing demand for knowledge about the products they’re purchasing and traceability’s role in preventing food fraud.  

 We talk to Source Certain’s Katherine Campbell about their technology which can scientif...

This episode we’re talking about livestock management technology found in the paddock, the yards or the shearing shed.  

We’re joined once again by South Australian sheep and cattle farmer and agtech adoption specialist Penny Schulz, who tells us about how technology is improving safety and efficiency and reducing labour requirements.   

We speak to Optiweigh’s Max Laurie about their in-paddock weighing system that aims to drive pr...

In this episode we’re talking about technology that advises growers on when and how to spray in order to improve spray efficacy and reduce the risk of spray drift.  

We speak to Food Agility CRC chief scientist David Lamb, who explains why hazardous inversions can cause spray particles to travel tens of kilometres.  

We’re also joined by INCYT founder Simon Blyth who talks about their latest spray advisory technology, Maverick. He ...

In this episode we’re talking about the technology involved in animal health and nutrition, which includes everything probiotics to on-farm diagnostic lab kits. 

We speak to professor Jane Quinn from Charles Sturt University about the challenge of proving the value proposition of animal health and nutrition technology on-farm and the importance of data integration.  

We’re also joined by ProAgni co-founder Fiona Soulsby who tells u...

In this episode we’re talking about irrigation and in particular plant sensors that are able to tell growers when their crops need water.  

We speak to our regular podcast expert, Food Agility CRC chief scientist professor David Lamb about how the rising cost of water is driving adoption of plant sensors in high-value broadacre crops.  

We’re joined by Athena IR-Tech CEO Jay Holata, who tells us about their Transp-IR technology whi...

In this episode we’re talking about the agtech that is helping producers improve their farm safety and compliance.  

We speak to FarmSafe Australia chair Felicity Richards about how agtech is supporting behavioural changes on farm.  

We’re also joined by Safe Ag Systems CEO and co-founder Katy Landt. Katy started Safe Ag Systems with her mother, Caroline Graham. She tells us that to encourage adoption they built their software to i...

In this episode we’re talking about pest, weed and disease management, particularly focusing on technology that allows for better management of fungal diseases in crops.  

We speak to podcast regular Food Agility CRC chief scientist professor David Lamb about the potential for agtech to replace or minimise chemical use in the future.  

We’re also joined by BioScout CEO Lewis Collins, who tells about how their technology is helping ...

In this episode we’re talking about geospatial mapping, technology that is being used in everything from variable rate application of fertiliser to proving provenance.  

We speak to podcast regular Food Agility CRC chief scientist professor David Lamb about how much faster geospatial maps can now be processed and how this has changed decision-making for farmers.  

We’re also joined by Matt Stewart from NGIS, a geospatial mapping co...

In this episode we’re talking about data sharing - the importance of standardising data and creating data sharing ecosystems.  

Data sharing and collaboration has been a popular topic on the podcast, with many of our guests talking about data sharing as the ‘next big thing’ when it comes to agtech.  

Therefore, in this episode we speak to TerraCipher founder Dave Swain about their product Trakka, a data sharing infrastructure they’...