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.
Monash University researchers have equipped a drone with microwave sensing technology to map the soil moisture of farmland.
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.
NBNCo has heralded its broadband network rollout in regional Australia as “on the home stretch” with access to nearly all homes and businesses out of major urban areas currently in design, construction or complete.
New Zealand agtech company Autogrow has launched what it claims to be the ‘first ever talking automated growing system’.
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.
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