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Grants for producer groups to boost on-farm technology adoption

Technology in agriculture April 1, 2021



Program provides a pathway to evaluate the role and value of new technology in farming operations.

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Flying autonomous fruit-picking robots

Harvesting equipment Technology in agriculture Jan. 30, 2021



Kubota invests in Tevel an industry leader in flying autonomous fruit-picking.

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Coles opens new round of Nurture Fund

Business solutions & labour Establishment & maintenance Marketing & export Technology in agriculture Jan. 29, 2021



Grant of up to $500,000 to help producers develop new market-leading products, technologies and processes.

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Australian trial protecting pears with solar panels

Pome fruit Technology in agriculture Jan. 24, 2021



Solar panels will protect fruit and further earn their keep through the generation of electricity.

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Drones that can detect infected citrus trees

Citrus Technology in agriculture Jan. 15, 2021



Technology likely to be applied to a wide range of other fruit and nut crops as well.

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Digital technology boosting farm profits

Business solutions & labour Technology in agriculture Dec. 21, 2020



Software enable growers to continually measure and improve their performance, productivity and profits.

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Dogs join frontline to detect citrus canker

Citrus Disease & weed control Technology in agriculture Dec. 12, 2020



Australian dogs will be trained to sniff-out the destructive citrus canker disease.

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Tevel Aerobotics - best field robot concept award winner

Technology in agriculture Dec. 9, 2020



Prize awarded for flying autonomous robot used for picking various types of fruits.

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Aussie orchard embraces agtech innovation

Tropical trees Technology in agriculture Dec. 3, 2020



Tropical fruit growers saw an opportunity to use technology to support orchard management.

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Goulburn Valley fruit picking robot

Pome fruit Technology in agriculture Dec. 2, 2020



Robotic picking may help overcome high labour costs and shortages.

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Innovative approach to fruit yield estimation

Pome fruit Technology in agriculture Nov. 23, 2020



Pixofarm digitises the manual process of fruit measurement and counting to providing accurate yield estimations.

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Robotic harvesting to kick off in GV

Pome fruit Harvesting equipment Technology in agriculture Nov. 19, 2020



Apples will be harvested robotically at Goulburn Valley-based Turnbull Brothers Orchards this season in what is believed to be the first commercial trial of robotic apple picking in Australia.

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Blockchain tech key to cost savings for Manbulloo mangoes

Mangoes Post harvest Technology in agriculture Oct. 31, 2020



Blockchain platform provides real-time, secure information from the tree to the supermarket.

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Trials underway for new packing and sorting technology at avocado packhouse

Avocado Packaging & labelling Technology in agriculture Oct. 22, 2020



World-leading picking and packing technology combines computer vision with machine learning.

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Drones target tree health

Macadamias Technology in agriculture Oct. 14, 2020



Drones tell farmers how their crop is performing.

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