Focus Areas


Focus Areas

Mar 03 2024

Focus Area: Farm Business Management

Farm Business Management involves the strategic planning, organisation, direction, and control of agricultural enterprises. There is technology available to help you simplify record-keeping, analysis, and reporting by integrating data from various AgTech...

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Mar 03 2024

Focus Area: Animal & Herd

The ‘Animal & Herd’ focus area features technology solutions that help graziers manage the health and welfare of their animals, understand and advance their genetics and breeding systems, and improve grazing practices....

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Mar 03 2024

Focus Area: Data

Data. You have it, your neighbour has it, and yep, you guessed it, your competition has it too. But what good is data if it is not being used? Data collection, and...

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Mar 03 2024

Focus Area: Harvest & Post Harvest

Harvest and post-harvest technologies help mechanise the labor-intensive harvesting process. Advances in machine learning, AI, and mechatronics enhance safety, resource management, and logistics efficiency. Post-harvest automation includes handling, sorting, packaging, and inventory...

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Mar 03 2024

Focus Area: Internet

Internet connectivity in regional Australia has improved, but challenges remain. There are various technological solutions that you can use to connect on-farm technology with farm management software for data collection and analysis....

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Mar 03 2024

Focus Area: Machinery & Robotics

Robotics and associated software represent the next big opportunity in agriculture by helping address labor shortages, improve productivity, and promote sustainable farming practices. While machinery like tractors, sprayers and harvesters have long...

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Mar 03 2024

Focus Area: Pest, Weed & Disease

AgTech can help growers identify pests, diagnose diseases, and monitor crop health. These tools, including sensors, cameras, machine learning, and AI, support Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. A Good Place to Start...

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Mar 03 2024

Focus Area: Plant & Soil

Plant & Soil management can be aided by adopting agtech. Farmers have the option of combining on-farm data with precision agriculture technologies to enhance productivity and sustainability. This can help targeted crop...

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Mar 03 2024

Focus Area: Water

Using agtech to efficiently manage water offers multiple benefits, including increased drought resilience, improved profitability, higher yields, and environmental conservation. Australia’s variable climate and frequent droughts make water management a critical issue...

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Mar 03 2024

Focus Area: Weather & Climate

Advances in digital technology provide tools to monitor, analyze, and predict conditions down to the paddock level. These technologies enable precise monitoring and prediction, enhancing decision-making. Additionally, practicing Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) can...

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