“Agritech” at one time would have meant new equipment such as tractors and combine harvesters, but today it refers to the wave of digital innovation sweeping through agriculture, writes Lachlan Colquhoun on CDOTrends.com. So far, that has extended to Big...

Farmers Edge announced on Wednesday it will partner with Nufarm Limited in Australia to distribute its precision ag products and services, marking its first distribution alliance with a seed and crop protection company. Under the alliance, Nufarm channel partners in...

Time management is key on the Walker family’s farm, where a mix between cropping, commercial sheep and two studs means timing is everything, according to an article on The West Australian website. The Newdegate farmers’ mixed cropping-sheep operation has doubled...

The Accelerating Precision to Decision Agriculture (P2D) project is supported by funding from the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture and Water Resources as part of its Rural R&D for Profit program. Led by CRDC, the P2D project involves all...

Gorham If only software from precision agriculture companies was more like Facebook or Google, no one in North America would be talking about how reluctant farmers are to use it. Sid Gorham, chief executive and co-founder of...

The launch of Western Australia's first ag-tech accelerator program has ushered in a new era for agricultural innovation, writes Cally Dupe on the The West Australian website. Nine ag-tech companies, ranging from small to medium size enterprises, were almost midway...

Sam Dingle demonstrates one of the data charts that IFV’s FruitVision system provides. (Photo: Christina Herrick) Innovation is a part of Kiwi lifestyle, GrowingProduce.com's Christina Herrick writes in her wrap up coverage of the International Fruit...

According to an announcement made by the Victorian Government, Australia’s leading national agtech innovation hub SproutX launched its first Australian regional hub in Mildura, writes Nicky Lung on OpenGovAsia.com. In partnership with Mildura Regional Development (MRD), SproutX will open a...

Aaron Cederman says without the Munckhof over-the-row sprayer, his limited staff would not be able to cover the 500 acre Birdhurst Orchard. (Photo: Christina Herrick) The future of farming seemed to be a consistent theme among...

Today Winnipeg-based FMIS giant Farmers Edge announced a partnership around crop insurance with Zurich-based PartnerRE. Although a bit short on specifics at the moment, the PartnerRE-issued press release announcing the deal explains that "in this partnership, Farmers Edge and PartnerRe...

As we're almost through the first month of 2018, the dryland cotton in Australia has battled some pretty difficult conditions: extremely hot and dry conditions in combination with herbicide spray-drift in most areas. Irrigated cotton is powering along well,...

European farm machinery giant Amazone is set to release its UX trailed weed-detecting sprayer in Australia, which it says can reduce the cost of herbicides by up to 80% and the amount of chemical entering the environment, writes Daron...

As the outside temperature regularly reads over 40 degrees Celsius, Australian cotton growers have again reached one of the busiest times of the season: irrigation time! With some fields that are irrigated by overhead equipment as an exception, flood...

Monash University is establishing an ag-tech facility in Melbourne’s southeast with the vision to innovate new smart farming techniques including automated harvesting and driverless vehicles in response to the growing challenges faced by the agriculture sector, writes Priyankar Bhunia...

The Kokoda Track — a 60-mile path in Papua New Guinea — offered plenty of opportunities to learn about local agriculture. I recently spent two weeks in the Central Highlands area of Papua New Guinea (PNG)...

As the days are getting longer and the temperature is starting to rise, Australian broadacre growers are gearing up for another summer crop season. The Australian winter has been extremely dry in most areas, with a lot of growers...

The announcement of a three-year collaboration between one of Australia’s most well-known agriculture technology providers, Precision Agriculture, and Federation University will create pathways to make digital data more easily accessible, writes Gregor Heard on FarmOnline.com.au. Chief executive at Precision Agriculture...

In line with a familiar growth trajectory, Agrian Inc. is moving into Australia with a physical support and sales presence to meet new market opportunities. Australia’s ag industry has always embraced new technology and innovation, and this recent extension...

Despite its superpower status as a producer and exporter of agricultural goods and services, up until now Australia has had only one accelerator program – SproutX – that has focused on AgTech, writes Aimee Chanthadavong on InnovationAUS.com. Until now that...

SparkLabs Group, which claims to be the largest startup accelerator group in Asia, is stepping into agricultural tech with a new program created in partnership with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, according to an article posted...