Welcome back to AgTech Insights! We continue to explore the latest developments, news, and opportunities in agricultural technology to enhance the resilience of ag in TNQ.
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Traceability
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has released a data standards consultative paper, outlining a Data Interoperability Framework for agricultural traceability. It is open for review and feedback at: https://haveyoursay.agriculture.gov.au/agricultural-traceability
New Book on Smart Farms
Smart farms: improving data-driven decision making in agriculture provides a comprehensive review of the recent advances in gathering and analysing data as a means of improving farm sustainability, productivity and profitability. The book discusses the evolution of farm information management systems, highlighting current trends and challenges, as well as methods of data acquisition and analysis, including the use of artificial intelligence.
Beef Australia 2024
The Ken Coombe OAM Tech Yards and Innovation Hub at Beef Australia 2024 featured many AgTech and carbon solutions, and was buzzing with activity all week long. A range of talks from Beef TV are now available to view online.
evokeAg 2025
evokeAG is heading to Brisbane on 18-19 Feb 2025. Early bird tickets are now on sale and Queensland is planning at exciting sideline program – EOIs are now open
Podcast Highlights
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