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AgTech success story as Optiweigh delivers 1000th in-paddock weighing unit

One of Australia’s agtech success stories has crossed a significant milestone, with the delivery of the 1000th Optiweigh unit to one of the company’s early adopters…Read More

Eric Barker, 30/01/2025

Scholarship to help keep Luke on the land after life-altering car crash

A North Queensland cattleman who became a quadraplegic after a car crash has received a bursary to become a drone pilot, to assist with work on his family’s cattle property…Read More

Beef Central, 29/01/2025

Green ammonia – Are we overlooking the opportunity for the livestock sector?

What if protein was no longer a limiting factor in our northern beef systems? Qld beef industry RD&E professional Dr Lindsey Perry looks at how small-scale, on-farm ‘green’ ammonia technologies could provide localised systems to potentially fill the protein gap in future…Read More

Lindsey Perry, 20/12/2024

New tech to measure eating quality in live animals

It has long been a dream for the industry to be able to predict the eating quality of live animals, and that dream is close to becoming a reality, MLA has reported today…Read More

Beef Central, 26/11/2024

$6.5m project hoping to improve on-farm forecasting using AI

Meat & Livestock has partnered with 10 industry research and ag-tech stakeholders in a new $6.5 million project to improve on-farm forecasting using Artificial Intelligence…Read More

Beef Central, 12/09/2024

Seven WA cattle stations to participate in state-of-the-art technology and breeding trial

The Western Australia Government in partnership with industry leaders has launched a new research project called the Pilbara Extension Network (PEN), which aims to transform agriculture in the northern rangelands…Read More

Beef Central, 04/09/2024

Round two of On-Farm Connectivity program launched

The Federal Government has announced it is boosting funding to $18 million to support eligible ag-tech and connectivity solutions…Read More

Beef Central, 08/08/2024

10 key forces shaping Australia’s rural industries

A new report released by AgriFutures Australia and Tenacious Insights has identifed 10 key forces impacting Australian agriculture…Read More

Beef Central, 07/08/2024

Artificial intelligence is being trained to monitor cattle

DAF and Infarm have collaborated to create a prototype automated camera system to detect cattle and monitor their condition using advances in machine vision and artificial intelligence.
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Beef Central, 03/06/2024

Study takes sky-high approach to animal welfare in WA

Researches learned that drones could be very effective and efficient, increase biosecurity, reduce work health and safety risks, and reduce stress to the animals…Read More

Guest Author, 12/04/2024

50pc rebates for smart farming tech available through $30 million On Farm Connectivity Program

Applications are open for Round 1 of the Albanese Government’s new On Farm Connectivity Program (OFCP) to increase the uptake of agtech to boost productivity, growth and sustainability of Australia’s primary producers…Read More

Beef Central, 11/12/2023

Sunshine Coast business wins Ag category award at Innovate with nbn 2023

A company helping butchers to monitor the cooking and cooling temperatures of all cooked/dried products was named as the Agriculture category winner of the 2023 Innovate with nbn Grants Program awards announced last night in Sydney…Read More

Beef Central, 27/11/2023

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