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• Tech driving rise of new agricultural industries

  A report resulting from three years’ research by Queensland University of Technology has identified a number of new agricultural industries that will be arriving as a result of emerging technologies.

• Smartphone app recruited to keep vineyards in the Yarra Valley bug-free

  Agriculture Victoria has brought in Australian app Snap Send Solve to help Yarra Valley wine growers, track insects and protect commercial vineyards from devastating damage.

• Cisco unwraps $61m digital acceleration program

  Cisco is investing $61 million over the next three years to help drive secure digital transformation that will focus on skills development and innovation across multiple industries.

• Drones and microwaves promise water savings for farmers

  ​Monash University researchers have equipped a drone with microwave sensing technology to map the soil moisture of farmland.

• Aussie cows get ‘fitness tracker’

  An electronic ear tag that can track the location of livestock has been launched by CSIRO and agtech start-up Ceres Tag to help farmers keep track of where their animals are and what they are doing.

• Autogrow API plus Amazon Alexa creates 'world first talking AgTech system'

  ​New Zealand agtech company Autogrow has launched what it claims to be the ‘first ever talking automated growing system’.

• Aussie farmers keen to share data and invest in digital tech

  ​A national survey of Australian farmers found that an overwhelming majority see significant value in digital technology as well as sharing data with other farmers.

• Two rural utilities seek CIOs

  ​Two utilities are seeking CIOs: Essential Energy in New South Wales and Southern Rural Water in Victoria.

• Can Australia sow AgTech advantage?

  ​Australia can become the food bowl of Asia’s middle classes, but only if it can establish itself as a leader in Agricultural Technology (AgTech), says a report from StartupAUS.

• New Sydney innovation centre to develop IoT technologies

  ​A new Sydney-based innovation hub will enable technologists to develop Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for the agriculture, transport, and natural resources sectors and support the creation of smart cities.

• Drones being trialled to tackle Australia's pest problem

  Trials are currently underway in rural Queensland and New South Wales to utilise military-grade drones to help tackle Australia’s expensive pest problem.
  

• For its next feat, Google will try to make you eat your vegetables

  If your image of the Google cafeteria is a bunch of portly coders tucking into steak and lobster every night, think again: Silicon Valley's cream of the crop is going on a diet.

• German industry is poised to exploit rural broadband

  Internet speeds of 50Mbps are nothing but a pipe dream for most inhabitants of Britain, while even 5Mbps would be a welcome boost for many living in remote areas.

• Ruralco expects up to 20% growth in FY11 profit

  Agribusiness Ruralco (ASX:RHL) anticipates reporting an up 20% higher profit for the year ending September than the $12.1m it earned the year before

• Viterra lifts Q2 profit 80% to $33.1m

  Crops and grain company Viterra (ASX:VTA) said record sales from Australia helped the company increase its profit for the April quarter 80%