Category Archives: Ag Tech

Drone Training For Farmers

Using drones to check stock, fences and water on farms is soaring but flying one is not as easy as it looks. To help with this, NSW Farmers and Tocal are working with Ben Watts and his company Bralca to offer specialised drone training courses for farmers. An increasing number of farmers are turning to…

Breakfast to explore beef industry’s drone potential

How the Australian beef industry can capture the value of unmanned aircraft on-farm will be the theme of Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) next Beef Industry Breakfast in Brisbane on 18 October. The event will discuss current and future applications for remotely-piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) for beef operations and showcase research and development investment in…

AGINNOVATORS: AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABILTY, FOOD, TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY, INNOVATION, NUTRITION, WELLBEING

https://youtu.be/Wz5drwk_YnA A partnership between NSW Department of Primary Industry DPI and Bralca supported by Innovation Central conducted a project to fast track the adoption of digital technology in agribusiness. Innovation Central is a connected tech laboratory provided by CISCO, NSW DPI, CSIRO, NSWFarmers and the University of NSW. Its aim is to accelerate adoption of…

Precision management can significantly lift productivity rates by identifying individual animals within a flock. By identifying animals with superior performance for a nucleus breeding program, and returning lower performing animals to the commercial flock, a significant gain in genetics is achievable in on farm situations. (more…)