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AgriFutures levied small and emerging industries include goat fibre, buffalo, deer, kangaroo, ratite, tea tree and thoroughbreds. These are the …

Monaro Farming Systems will coordinate a Regional Agricultural Technology Symposium, which will run over a full day. The symposium will&…

This month marks one year since the launch of AgriFutures grow^AG. and it’s been a successful 12-months for the platform and its users – particularly for Wine Australia, who have been garnering significant traction and collaboration to commercialise high-value technology. 

Opportunity for

• Australian businesses (in food production and manufacture, retail, wholesale or supply chain), startups and technology developers who are interested in co-designing and co-funding research projects that address one of three strategic focus areas: Reduce, Transform or Engage. 

The Grower Group Alliance is a thriving state-wide network of over 60 local grower groups with a collective membership base exceeding 4,000 Western Australian farm enterprises operating across all sectors of the agriculture industry at all different levels of scale and purpose. GGA’s vision is a producer-led system of agricultural innovation, adoption and collaboration and GGA currently works within the agriculture ecosystem locally and nationally partnering in multiple R&D projects aligned to priorities of our stakeholders.

The Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework (AASF) is a unique piece of work which aims to provide a ‘translation layer’ between farm practices, markets and the community by drawing together information about Australian agricultural sustainability under a cohesive set of recognised principles and criteria.

An innovative Australian clean tech startup has produced a revolutionary plant oil that replaces petroleum and palm-based oils in industrial uses–and delivers a long list of sustainability and performance benefits. With the support of grow^AG., GO Resources is seeking investors to bring this cutting-edge product to market.

Opportunity for

• Australian and global solution providers, researchers, and innovators.

Opportunity for

• ProTag are seeking $2m investment from agritech investors and partnerships with:
  •  farm management platforms
  • environmental and animal health improvement and open source data sharing companies
  • collaboratively minded IoT companies
  • pharmaceutical companies
  • beef, sheep and dairy industry bodies.

Opportunity for 

• Agricultural machinery manufacturers interested in partnering to co-develop and commercialise an electric grains harvester.
• University with computer modelling capability to support R&D for development of a prototype. 

A future-focused partnership, between Australian agritech startup, RingIR and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) under its Biosecurity Innovation Program (BIP) will investigate whether its tech can be used to protect Australian agriculture from hitchhiker pests. Applications for the 2023-24 DAFF BIP funding round are now open for innovators with bold ideas, like RingIR.

The Northern Western Australia and Northern Territory Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub will be one of eight national Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs created as an initiative of the Future Drought Fund. The consortium of regional partners is committed to building the resilience and sustainable prosperity of rural industries and communities across the region.

Opportunity for

• Machinery manufacturing and distribution companies interested in new products and services
• Agronomy service companies interested in new products and services

VetChip is setting a new standard in animal healthcare through revolutionary biosensor technology. The easily implantable chip monitors the vital signs of animals big and small, providing real-time information to pet owners, farmers, vets and researchers that can be used to prevent illness and improve quality of life. Expressions of interest for their Series A funding round are now open. 

VetChip is setting a new standard in animal healthcare through revolutionary biosensor technology. The easily implantable chip monitors the vital signs of animals great and small, providing real-time information to pet owners, farmers, vets and researchers that can be used to prevent illness and improve quality of life. Expressions of interest for their Series A funding round are now open. 

Specialising in nutrient extraction technology to convert food waste into useable ingredients, has paid off for Whole Green Foods. The Western Australian startup is now raising a $2 million bridging round and seeking investment partners with interest in food tech, nutrition, waste reduction, including farmers with access to horticulture waste streams. Expressions of Interest close 31 August 2022.

Bridging the gap between industry challenges and problem solvers, the AgTech and Logistics Hub is accelerating Australian agrifood innovation – supporting innovators to fast-track solutions to some of the sector’s biggest challenges. Its Open Innovation Challenge 2 is now open for innovators with solutions to reduce inorganic waste and plastics used in horticulture, and closes on 1 July, 2022. 

Opportunity for

• Seeking strategic partners and $2m in capital to support the growth of FarmLab Agronomy Software into the US market
• Agritech providers interested in using FarmLab Agronomy Software in the US
• Investors interested in carbon offset generation projects in the US
• Agronomists and advisors with key connections within the US agriculture sector  

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

Australian grain growers are set to profit from a multi-million-dollar global investment in machine learning, led by Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC). Here we explore nine use-cases designed to boost value in the paddock.   Some already have commercial sector involvement in place but for others GRDC will seek deployment through commercial avenues using platforms like grow^AG..

Opportunity for

• Investors (VC, institutional, family offices) interested in supporting a sustainable and scalable food waste management business producing fertiliser and feed products
• Strategic financial, market and distribution partners to establish the first six plants and to roll out more plants in Australia and worldwide
• Resource management and waste recovery centres seeking scalable technology capable of processing mixed and FOGO waste streams.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.