The site-specific weed control technology arena is pretty crowded at the moment with many companies and research bodies working hard to find the ultimate commercial products, but it won’t be long before there are paddock-ready options available to growers for both herbicide and non-herbicide control tools..Read More
AgTech Central, January 22, 2020
It is well known that the grazing habits of cattle differ between night and day, but the Self Herding Project at Kidman Springs in the NT has shed new light on what cattle get up to when they’re not being watched. Through a compilation of hourly GPS trackable collar ‘pings’ over several months, an animation of grazing behaviour pattern has been constructed
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GPS tracking devices aren’t just revolutionising livestock monitoring and offering up a solution to cattle theft – they’re also delivering guaranteed best practice certifications for consumers. Farming technology company IDS Australasia’s ‘GFARM’ tracker, which works hand-in-hand with livestock management tools to draw on real-time information, is now commercially available to producers…Read More
beefcentral, August 12, 2019
Agtech companies Goanna Ag and Myriota have combined their fields of expertise to develop a remote monitoring, low-cost farm sensor solution for farmers. The solution will tackle one of Australian agriculture’s biggest challenges: the management and optimisation of on-farm water use…Read More
beefcentral, August 7, 2019
From the mining sector to the military, augmented and virtual reality, known as mixed reality, is being used in a range of settings that have the potential to be applied to Australian agriculture from on-farm, through processing and in retail…Read More
beefcentral, June 13, 2019
CSIRO and rural technology start-up Digital Agriculture Services have launched a new software platform that combines artificial intelligence, machine learning and cloud-based geospatial technology to deliver reliable, independent and robust farm data and analytics…Read More
beefcentral, January 18, 2019
South Australian based startup Myriota has just launched its next-generation technology into space on a satellite the size of a loaf of bread. ..Read More
beefcentral, December 13, 2018
Sensors, drones, satellites and a digital analytics dashboard are being trialled by a large cattle producing company to make more objective decisions and predictions around pasture management, stocking rates and cattle turnoff…Read More
beefcentral, September 10, 2018
William Harrington is familiar with the benefits that technologies like remote water monitoring can have for cattle producing businesses. But change can be difficult for industry members, he says…Read More
Australian farmers for the first time can forecast grain yield at the touch of a button, thanks to a new smart phone app…Read More
beefcentral, June 1, 2018