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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...
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 winter cropping regions, appropriate management of weeds during summer fallow can lead to a return on investment regarding soil health and productivity. The burden of weeds during this time, however, has been shown to largely impact crop yield and enterprise...
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.
Farmer thoughts: what factors influence farmer appreciation of data?
Financial constraints and connectivity issues will undoubtedly stifle the proliferation of new technology, but what about psychological barriers? What about psychological influences over perceptions of farm data? How does this influence farmer perception and valuing of data insights?
Top 3 data types collected by Australian livestock producers
There are vast amounts of data produced by Australian Livestock enterprises. Here are the top 3 data types they collect and how they store it on farm.
Top 3 data types used by Australian crop farmers
Vast amounts of data are produced by crop farming enterprises. Here are the top 3 types used by Australian crop farmers and how it is typically stored on farm. For anyone familiar with farming, Silicon Valley and the AgTech space, it is common knowledge that...