World’s-best pest ID emerges from Australian AI

WA scientists have trained AI to identify insect pests faster than anything else in the techno-sphere, creating a world-beating insect detector…Read More

Susan Webster, May 24, 2023

Grain AI: Cropify, Indyn, FOSS forge varying paths

In this last of our four-story series, Grain Central looks at Cropify, Indyn and FOSS and where they are up to in terms of grain assessment…Read More

Liz Wells, May 15, 2023

Grain AI: GoMicro shapes up as farmers’ friend

GoMicro is being road-tested on farm and beyond for its ability to assess lentils, and variants for wheat and other commodities are in the pipeline…Read More

Liz Wells, May 2, 2023

Grain AI: ZoomAgri brings insights to barley ID

In the second story in our series, we look at ZoomAgri and how it is bringing AI to seed company InterGrain, and to maltsters including Coopers and Malteurop…Read More

Liz Wells, April 26, 2023

Grain AI: Cautious adoption under way

In this first in a series, Grain Central looks at AI as Australian and offshore companies ramp up development of systems to classify grain, and links within the supply chain…Read More

Liz Wells, April 24, 2023

SWAT lands in Australia to add depth to soil intel

Australian growers and agronomists can gain new insights into soil constraints through SWAT mapping as developed by Canadian agtech company Croptimistic Technology…Read More

Liz Wells, April 6, 2023

SwarmFarm raises $12M in offshore, local capital

A $12M capital injection will fund growth and development of SwarmBot technology and a SwarmConnect integrated autonomy system for CQ company SwarmFarm…Read More

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Official reports tell different story on reef health to anti-beef activism campaigns

Two weeks after activist groups launched billboard campaigns in South Korea accusing Australian beef production of destroying the Great Barrier Reef, two official reef health reports have documented rebounding coral..Read More

Heavy vehicle regulator issues plea after jump in deaths on Australian rural roads   

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) data shows both the number of heavy vehicle crashes and fatalities on rural roads have jumped.  ..Read More

Nationals to audit international treaties after changes to Federal environmental law

Nationals leader Matt Canavan says his party will this weekend audit all the international treaties Australia has signed up to, saying some are being weaponised by the Labor Government...Read More

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Fair Work Ombudsman takes action on alleged worker underpayment

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Rushy Lagoon sale inquiry terms of reference released

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Unreleased CSIRO report proposed a hybrid livestock gene bank model

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Recruitment: Unleashing the power of mentoring in the workplace

MENTORING is a great way to progress a person’s professional and personal development, creating a more productive business and can be very rewarding for the mentor and the mentee...Read More

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Uncertain wheat prospects drive GIWA’s cut to harvest forecast

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GrainGrowers flags opening of membership door to SFOs

GrainGrowers' AGM will vote on a constitutional change to allow SFOs to become members for the first time, a move anticipated after its signing of MoUs with GPSA and NSW..Read More

LDC Australia operations return to profit in 2025

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Protecting crop diversity vital as multilateralism erodes: Schmitz

Speaking at the Crawford Fund's conference, the Crop Trust's Stefan Schmitz stated the case for genebanks as infrastructure build to withstand the withering of multilateralism...Read More

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