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

beefcentral, February 15, 2023



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Recruitment: How one-on-one meetings with staff can boost performance

Effective management stems from quality relationships and open communication with staff. Yet so many managers and employers avoid regular one-on-one sit-downs and meetings with their personnel, blaming factors such as..Read More

Podcast: BeefEx Special | Award winners share success | Why these newcomers built a feedlot

In this episode: We head to BeefEx on the Gold Coast to talk about the role of feedlots in national security, catch up with some of the industry's award winners..Read More

Meet the producers taking local beef straight to customers

A consumer appetite for locally raised beef is creating growing opportunities for small family farming beef brands, but the market segment is facing a shared challenge - securing reliable access..Read More

EPBC Roadshow: AgForce says uncertainty placing unfair burden and legal risk on producers

Rural landowners are being forced to carry too much legal and financial risk when making routine property-management decisions under the Federal Government’s recently reformed environmental laws, AgForce says...Read More

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NFF backpacker visa support offered to SFO farmers only

FARMERS with urgent backpacker labour needs have to join state farming organisations to access a Working Holiday Maker fast-track visa initiative by the National Farmers Federation and the Albanese Government...Read More

Locusts hatching begins in Victoria’s northern Mallee

LOCUST hatching has begun in parts of Victoria’s northern Mallee, prompting encouragement for landholders and managers to ramp up their surveillance efforts...Read More

Top southern Australian young auctioneers shine at Mortlake

WINNERS of the Victorian and South Australian young auctioneers competitions were decided at the Western Victorian Livestock Exchange at Mortlake in Victoria recently...Read More

Farmers ‘held to ransom’ on labour as Settle blames One Nation

VICTORIA’S Agriculture Minister Michaela Settle has deferred to the Albanese Government on its proposed cutbacks to Working Holiday Maker visas, while blaming the current “anti-immigration” push on One Nation and..Read More

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Harvest visa approval hopes build as list compilation starts

SFOs and the NFF are scrambling to get a list of applications for harvest visas before the Fed Govt now that it has signalled a willingness to consider submissions sent..Read More

PIRSA lifts SA crop estimate 1.8Mt to 11.6Mt

PIRSA's estimate for the South Australian winter-crop harvest has lifted to 11.6Mt from 9.8Mt seen in July, and behind only the 12.8Mt record set in 2022-23...Read More

Govt to sell up to 15GL of surplus environmental water

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has announced the sale of up to 15GL of annual water allocations in the Gwydir catchment in northern NSW...Read More

Biofuel briefs: WA proposal; NSW endorsement; Jet Zero update

Developments in Australia's biofuel sector include a proposed value-add for WA tallow and canola, endorsement of Bomen Bioenergy, and milestones for Jet Zero. ..Read More

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