Save Story Want to save opportunities and organisations? Register for a growAG account today. Sign up Sign in Story Media Release - Thursday, 24 March 2022 First of its kind – AgriFutures growAG. gateway delivers Australia’s agrifood innovation to the world. Published Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Save Story Story Food Agility’s agile research approach delivers innovation with impact From affordable carbon measurement to accurate yield forecasting, the Food Agility CRC’s agile research approach is accelerating innovation – and gearing Australian farmers for the future. Led by Food Agility CRC Author Casey Dunn Published Monday, 21 February 2022
Save Story Story AgriFutures growᴬᴳ⋅ hits AU$150 million in three years AgriFutures growAG., the Australian agritech innovation platform, today announced it had facilitated over $150 million in global startup investment as it celebrated its third birthday. Author Kristin Westlake Published Friday, 12 April 2024
Save Story Story Bayer Crop Science Extends Global Partnership with AgriFutures growᴬᴳ⋅ for Innovation Bayer Crop Science has extended its partnership with Australian agri-food tech innovation platform, AgriFutures growᴬᴳ⋅, into 2024 to reach innovators, startups and researchers with its innovation challenges. Author Bayer Published Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Save Story Story AWI’s collaboration with growAG. captures commercial interest in wearable tech for sheep Australian Wool Innovation is reaping the rewards of its collaboration with growAG. as exposure generates investor and early adopter interest in smart tags for sheep. Led by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Author Casey Dunn Published Monday, 12 July 2021
Save Story Story Aussie agtech startups shaping the future of carbon capture Australian startups are working hard to change the way we monitor, manage and report soil carbon sequestration to provide the world with more effective tools in the fight against climate change. Author Jennifer Marston Published Thursday, 28 September 2023
Save Story Story Thinking outside the (agriculture) box to drive ag innovation The Australian Meat Processor Corporation's (AMPC) agile approach to solving industry problems is lowering barriers to new players and increasing the potential for solutions to be rapidly developed and implemented. Author Megan Woodward Published Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Save Story Story Hone Ag’s $6m Series A investment opportunity to unlock real-time agriculture data Leading Australian agritech scaleup Hone Ag is seeking strategic partners and investors to scale the deployment of portable and affordable measurement tools to enable primary producers to make data driven decisions anywhere, anytime. Author Samantha Noon Published Thursday, 18 April 2024
Save Story Story NorVicFoods calls agrifood businesses to help solve industry-wide challenges In an Australian first, a dynamic partnership has been formed between the Victorian government, the University of Melbourne and agritech leader, Sensand Technologies to deliver innovative ideas for agrifood in Victoria’s Hume region. Led by The University of Melbourne Author Judy Kennedy Published Monday, 21 February 2022
Save Story Story Camera technology offers new vision for chicken welfare AgriFutures Australia and the University of Southern Queensland are seeking technology partners to commercialise novel video analysis software to better detect growth and welfare indicators of poultry flocks and enhance on-farm decision making. Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project led by University of Southern Queensland (USQ) Author Judy Kennedy Published Thursday, 08 April 2021
Save Story Story Spray drift warning system a step closer to implementation Minimising spray drift is a high priority for Australian agriculture, with the grains and cotton industries joining to develop a hazardous weather warning system to provide real-time weather data and alerts to growers and spray operators. Led by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) In collaboration with Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Published Tuesday, 02 March 2021
Save Story Story Plant-based meat ingredient manufacturer Harvest B ripe for investment Australia’s first ingredient manufacturer for plant-based meat products, Harvest B, is raising a $A2-2.5m Seed II round to fund its transition from a successful research and development phase to a business with commercial operations and tier 1 FMCG customers. Published Monday, 20 March 2023
Save Story Story International engagement helps drive AgriFutures growAG. investment deals Driving the investment and commercialisation of Australian innovation and technology transfer is a top priority for strategic partners, Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia and AgriFutures growAG., on the quest to solve global agrifood challenges. Author Judy Kennedy Published Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Save Story Story Two-part shearing solution geared to elevate wool industry, ready for investment The Australian Wool Innovation and The University of Adelaide have two revolutionary opportunities to provide wool growers with alternative shearing solutions to the age-old practice. Request for Proposals are now open for interested commercial partners. Author Samantha Noon Published Wednesday, 20 December 2023
Save Story Story AgriProve seeks $30M+ Series B investment to unlock soil's untapped potential Australian soil carbon project developer, AgriProve is seeking more than A$30 million Series B investment to scale its soil tech platform to index the full spectrum of soil properties, and accelerate the commercial pathway for carbon dioxide removal. Author Samantha Noon Published Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Save Story Story Young Farmer of the Year backing fruit-picking robot Australia’s Young Farmer of the Year says robots can play a key role in tackling worker shortages and labour costs for fruit growers, and is helping a Victorian startup develop an autonomous apple-picking machine to do just that. Author Tim Vetter Published Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Save Story Story Six innovations set to change the future of farming Investment in research and development is sowing the seeds of a bright new future for Australia’s agricultural sector. Here’s a quick look at six agtech innovations that could change the way we farm in the years to come. Author Michelle Meehan Published Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Save Story Story Open Innovation to help solve livestock export challenges Australia’s livestock export industry is on the hunt for viable agritech solutions to drive efficiencies and economic benefits across the supply chain. Using Open Innovation, the Livestock Export RD&E Program are now seeking submissions to six key challenges. Published Thursday, 16 March 2023
Save Story Story Turning waste into water: The pork industry's transformative tech ready for investors The Australian pork industry and researchers from UNSW Canberra have developed a sustainable, cost-neutral device to safely recycle on-farm effluent and potentially generate a source of pure drinking water. Now, the duo are looking for private sector investment to scale the technology Led by Australian Pork Limited In collaboration with UNSW Canberra Author Michelle Meehan Published Monday, 21 February 2022
Save Story Story Traceability platform seeks $5million investment to boost Aussie export profitability Revolutionary traceability platform, powered by Orijin Plus is helping build trust and transparency within Australia’s export food chain while driving loyalty and repeat purchases among Asian consumers. Now the Aussie startup is raising a $5 million seed round to support its Singapore launch. Author Michelle Meehan Published Tuesday, 23 May 2023