Practical Advice


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Oct 23 2020

Tech solutions for grain storage

Growers spend significant time and money throughout the season to ensure high-yielding crops with good protein or oil levels. So once the crops are harvested, it is important to protect that investment....

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Oct 08 2020

Technology delivers a data harvest

Spring means harvest time is approaching for many of Australia’s grain cropping regions, and after a number of very dry and disappointing years, growers finally have something to look forward to. While...

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Sep 24 2020

Making better cropping decisions with soil moisture sensors

Farming in Australia’s variable climate means it’s critical to preserve and utilise every bit of available moisture. Water is the limiting factor in rainfed cropping systems. While growing season rainfall is a...

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Sep 22 2020

Building farm data trust

At AgTech Finder we ask vendors to provide their data policies so that farmers can make informed choices about agtech and be comfortable about the way their data is being collected and...

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Sep 14 2020

Meat scanning technology delivers benefits to lamb producers

A scanning technology commonly used by the medical industry is being adopted by meat processors to improve on traditional human-based grading of meat. This paves the way for livestock producers to make...

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Aug 28 2020

Technology improving calf survival in northern Australia

As calving in northern Australian gets underway, technology that includes birth sensors and GPS-tracking collars is providing clues to help producers bring down the rates of calf mortality in the beef industry....

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Aug 12 2020

Agtech safeguarding Australian biosecurity

Australian agriculture has long benefited from the continent’s distance and isolation from the rest of the world. This has enabled Australia to remain free of some of the most serious pests and...

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Jul 30 2020

Agtech on the frontline in the war against weeds

Agtech for weed control in broadacre cropping and livestock enterprises. Integrated weed management in the era of emerging agtech and new digital technologies means that farmers and producers will soon have many...

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Jun 29 2020

Exchange Data Between Different Machinery

Up to now, farmers and contractors with a mixed machinery fleet can only record, process and document their data using the respective equipment and web portals of the individual manufacturers. What’s changed?...

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Jun 19 2020

Grain Storage to Protect Quality

The surging Australian dollar in combination with widespread rain across NSW is expected to lift production levels of several crops and grain prices are likely to sharply decline. With these conditions in...

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