World’s-best pest ID emerges from Australian AI

WA scientists have trained AI to identify insect pests faster than anything else in the techno-sphere, creating a world-beating insect detector…Read More

Susan Webster, May 24, 2023

Grain AI: Cropify, Indyn, FOSS forge varying paths

In this last of our four-story series, Grain Central looks at Cropify, Indyn and FOSS and where they are up to in terms of grain assessment…Read More

Liz Wells, May 15, 2023

Grain AI: GoMicro shapes up as farmers’ friend

GoMicro is being road-tested on farm and beyond for its ability to assess lentils, and variants for wheat and other commodities are in the pipeline…Read More

Liz Wells, May 2, 2023

Grain AI: ZoomAgri brings insights to barley ID

In the second story in our series, we look at ZoomAgri and how it is bringing AI to seed company InterGrain, and to maltsters including Coopers and Malteurop…Read More

Liz Wells, April 26, 2023

Grain AI: Cautious adoption under way

In this first in a series, Grain Central looks at AI as Australian and offshore companies ramp up development of systems to classify grain, and links within the supply chain…Read More

Liz Wells, April 24, 2023

SWAT lands in Australia to add depth to soil intel

Australian growers and agronomists can gain new insights into soil constraints through SWAT mapping as developed by Canadian agtech company Croptimistic Technology…Read More

Liz Wells, April 6, 2023

SwarmFarm raises $12M in offshore, local capital

A $12M capital injection will fund growth and development of SwarmBot technology and a SwarmConnect integrated autonomy system for CQ company SwarmFarm…Read More

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What five interest rate rises have cost the average cattle producer

Analysis highlights how the cost of servicing rural debt has increased in the space of a single year...Read More

Podcast: Behind the sale of 4000 Brahmans | Questions over forecasts | Is grazing grass land clearing?

This episode looks at the sale of 4000 Brahman cattle from the NT to the domestic market, concerns about the Bureau of Meteorology's long-range forecasting and whether the new environmental..Read More

One playbook doesn’t fit all: Graeme Acton Beef Connections members head to Tasmania

The Graeme Acton Beef Connections group toured Tasmania at the end of October, visiting dairy-beef projects, grass-finishing, processing, aquaculture, horticulture, cropping and seedstock businesses. For the participants, it was a..Read More

BOM defends Spring forecast, but what value did it provide?

If you looked at the above map earlier this year and expected a dry Spring across the Eastern Seaboard, than you should have known that it is still giving 20-40..Read More

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Democrats wipe out Trump-led Republicans in mid-term ballot

THE Democrats have swept to an emphatic win in the US Senate and House of Representatives mid-term elections, in a massive rebuke for President Trump’s policies and ‘Trumpism’ in general...Read More

ALEC CEO Harvey-Sutton moves to lead Australian Grape & Wine

AUSTRALIAN Livestock Exporters’ Council chief executive officer Mark Harvey-Sutton is stepping down to lead the nation's peak body for wine grape and wine producers...Read More

Southern Australia Livestock Research Council award winners celebrated

THE Southern Australia Livestock Research Council ‘s 2026 excellence award winners were recognised for their work in production, research and communication at the SALRC Livestock 2026 conference dinner at Wagga..Read More

North-west sheep producers back dingo fence drone trial

NORTH-WEST Victorian livestock producers are backing a new drone-based dingo exclusion fence monitoring trial as vital in preventing further attacks in the region...Read More

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Townsville ships first bulk sorghum as milestone for region

The Port of Townsville is building momentum as an agricultural export hub with the first bulk shipment of sorghum setting sail for China this week...Read More

VFF, AgForce join GrainGrowers; WAFarmers rejects invite

The Victorian Farmers Federation and AgForce Queensland are the latest state farming organisations to join GrainGrowers...Read More

Qld defers introduction of new phosphine, grain dust limits

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National maize body joins Grain Producers Australia

The Maize Association of Australia has joined Grain Producers Australia, bringing one of Australia’s most versatile and widely grown grain crops into GPA’s national representation...Read More

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