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KG2 partners with Valiant Finance to support Australian Farmers
KG2 – Australia’s largest independent farmer database will offer Australian farmers on its database, referrals to business lending specialist Valiant Finance. This will enable farmers to find the right farm loan solution to run and grow their farming enterprises.
Sensors: five ways they can be used in agriculture
From livestock to horticulture, sensor technology holds promising value for a range of operational, traceability and compliance related needs on farm…
Agricultural research: top five herbicide resistant weeds in Australian winter cereal crops
Herbicide resistance is a major issue for farmers across the world, impacting yield, profit and the overall health of agricultural land.
Australian agriculture: 3 key barriers to agtech adoption
With so much data-driven technology positioned as a solution to many technical, time and labour-based issues that reduce food production efficiency, is money the main limitation when it comes to agtech investment, or are there more complex psychological or even cultural barriers at play?
Cropping industry research: regional herbicide expenditure and weed control costs in Australia
Weeds represent a huge cost to Australian farmers, from herbicide expenditure to yield loss and in-crop nutrient competition. The impact of...
ABARES megatrends stocktake: What it means for Australian Agriculture
In February this year, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) released an insightful report addressing...
Farmers’ thoughts: are farmers comfortable sharing soil data?
Soil is crucial to the health and productivity of farms. Understanding the opportunities and barriers for collecting and sharing Australian soil data is critical given pushes to increase environmental sustainability and grow carbon markets.
Top 3 summer fallow weeds ranked by area, yield loss and revenue
In 2014, KG2 conducted research on behalf of the Grains Research and Development Corporation in Australia, collecting primary data from 600 grain growers regarding the economic impacts of weeds (Llewellyn et al., 2016).
The most popular financial management software used by Australian farmers
A farm is ultimately a business enterprise that needs to account for its cash flow, manage payrolls, budgets and more.