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Climate change driving fish producers to new technology

Climate change driving fish producers to new technology

As climate change hits the seafood industry, producers are being forced to adapt and seek out new technology to improve farming methods.

Beekeepers to help keep track of invasive species

Beekeepers to help keep track of invasive species

Beekeepers to help keep track of invasive species

Beekeepers to help keep track of invasive species

Beekeepers will play a role in tracking invasive species as part of a multi million dollar investment to protect Australia's biosecurity.

Focus on agriculture and conservation for field days

Focus on agriculture and conservation for field days

Focus on agriculture and conservation for field days

Focus on agriculture and conservation for field days

Farmers will be encouraged to take advantage of their natural capital and learn about the role agriculture has to play in conservation during the two-day event.

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Australia's first hydrogen tractor to be trialled

Australia's first hydrogen tractor to be trialled

Australia's first hydrogen-fuelled tractor should arrive mid-2024 as part of a leading agricultural university's investment in sustainability research.

'Animal fitbit' chip offers answers in livestock health

'Animal fitbit' chip offers answers in livestock health

Australian technology that uses microchips in animals to monitor their health could help stop livestock from dying in transit.

Australia needs to 'back' itself as agri tech leader

Australia needs to 'back' itself as agri tech leader

Australians don't "back ourselves" despite being a world leader in agri tech, with more investment needed in female founders, a conference has heard.

AI brings opportunities and challenges for agriculture

AI brings opportunities and challenges for agriculture

A major agrifood conference has been told artificial intelligence presents huge challenges and opportunities for the agriculture sector.

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AI is new weapon against waste in the food supply chain

AI is new weapon against waste in the food supply chain

AI is new weapon against waste in the food supply chain

AI is new weapon against waste in the food supply chain

Innovation using artificial intelligence to tackle food waste and freshness will be a key theme of a major agrifood conference in Perth this week.

Key roles for women scientists in invasive pest battle

Key roles for women scientists in invasive pest battle

Key roles for women scientists in invasive pest battle

Key roles for women scientists in invasive pest battle

Women scientists are playing key roles in protecting Australian agriculture against invasive species while changing the face of a male-dominated sector.

Australian ag tech is helping save endangered species

Australian ag tech is helping save endangered species

Australian ag tech is helping save endangered species

Australian ag tech is helping save endangered species

Home grown technology designed for cattle is now being used in the fight to protect some of the world's most vulnerable species including the koala and giraffe.

Christmas Island hydroponic farm dishes up fresh greens

Christmas Island hydroponic farm dishes up fresh greens

Christmas Island hydroponic farm dishes up fresh greens

Christmas Island hydroponic farm dishes up fresh greens

Cost of living bites Christmas Islanders particularly hard with all their food imported but a budding hydroponic farm could grow into a sustainable solution

Australia yet to shine using solar in agriculture

Australia yet to shine using solar in agriculture

Australia yet to shine using solar in agriculture

Australia yet to shine using solar in agriculture

Australia needs better planning and research to capitalise on its huge potential to graze sheep and grow produce under solar panels according to a new report.

CSIRO targets invasive weeds with natural enemies

CSIRO targets invasive weeds with natural enemies

CSIRO targets invasive weeds with natural enemies

CSIRO targets invasive weeds with natural enemies

Natural enemies of two invasive weeds will be released in NSW in an effort to control the unwanted visitors.

Tech hub coins 'second brain' as world depends on code

Tech hub coins 'second brain' as world depends on code

Tech hub coins 'second brain' as world depends on code

Tech hub coins 'second brain' as world depends on code

Programmers need a "second brain" to write code faster to keep up with consumer demands in an economy that's dependent on software for most everyday activities.

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Butting of heads over feral goat plan

Goat farmers have criticised the federal government's feral goat plan saying they weren't consulted, while critics say it doesn't go far enough.

Mushroom leather innovator looks to sprout in Australia

An international company producing a textured material from fungi is looking to collaborate with Australian-based research institutions and fashion brands.

'Serious concerns' over Australia's soil carbon scheme

Soil scientists are warning Australia's soil carbon farming scheme is flawed and risks overestimating the country's greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

More women and young people join agricultural workforce

Analysis of the 2021 census shows more women, young people and those from a culturally diverse background are choosing to work in agriculture.

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Animal-free fat adds meaty goodness to plant proteins

A food technology company that's made a breakthrough aimed at the plant-based protein market is pitching its wares at omnivores who enjoy their meat.

EvokeAG looks to grow innovation in agriculture

Food waste, pathways for innovation and artificial intelligence in agriculture are key themes of evokeAG's 2024 conference.

Father and daughter dig in to try and make soils sexy

A father-and-daughter duo have teamed up to write a book on soil's vital role in fighting climate change, in the hope it will inform government policy.

Spotlight on latest Australian agriculture technology

Dozens of homegrown inventions are on display at an agriculture exhibition, which organisers hope will help inspire Australian farmers.

Farm dams pumped as reservoirs of vital energy storage

Farm dams could become micro pumped-hydro plants and store otherwise wasted solar power to slash energy bills and prevent blackouts in isolated communities.

Reef run off dramatically reduced with new technology

Cane farmers could dramatically reduce herbicide costs and reef run-off with a new crop sprayer project that uses artificial intelligence to identify weeds.

Farmers eye revolutionary jab amid shearing shortage

An injection that provides an alternative to shearing could be available to wool producers within three to five years, according to Australian researchers.

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