Agribook
with Australia’s largest independent farmer database
Can you predict agtech adoption rates?
Uptake of technology and innovation is influenced by a range of social, cultural and economic factors. Location, size and farm type further intensify the complexity of “predicting” technology uptake in agriculture. So what does this mean for innovators, marketers and business in general within the agtech space? Can adoption rates for agtech be modelled and quantified?
4 limitations of agricultural sensor technology
Sensor technology can provide huge value and efficiency gains in a range of agricultural industries, but they are not without their limitations.
Weed Management Practices in the Australian Cropping Industry
Weeds represent a major cost to farmers. Their significant economic impact has led to changes in numerous management practices, with the adoption rate of new practices varying over time and across regions. In 2014, KG2 conducted research on behalf of the Grains...
Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to provide agriculture with a range of technology that can perform tasks more efficiently and effectively than humans.
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…
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 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 weeds can be quantified on a national and regional scale and can even be broken down by industry type in order to see...
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 key mega trends, defined as trajectories of change that have “profound implications across many areas of industry and...