Time to build on the success of bottom-up and multi-disciplinary approaches, for more industry led agricultural innovations that add value.

Data centres enable regional towns to compete on the same playing field as metropolitan areas

A new report written by the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) has identified the new technologies which are essential to driving continual growth and resilience to secure a fertile future for Australia’s agriculture industries.

CSIRO Australia has partnered with local agtech company GoannaAg to produce WaterWise, combining crop sensors with weather data to help growers measure water stress and predict their future water needs in real-time.

Sugar Research Australia (SRA) has partnered with Lowes TC to develop a system that automates the production of sugarcane tissue culture plants, using less laboratory chemicals and less labour.

Australia’s Future Food System Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has partnered with BeefLedger and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to apply lessons learned from trading beef on blockchain ledgers to other agricultural exports.

The Morrison Government has pledged an additional $37.1m to improve telecommunications emergency resilience.

Australia’s Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association (ICMJ) has made the move into the digital realm in response to social distancing measures implemented by the federal government that have resulted in the cancellation of a variety of face to face events planned for the remainder of 2020.