Technology Innovation in agriculture

All hands on tech

INNOVATION IN AGRICULTURE

Whether you subscribe to the latest podcasts, invest in all the gadgets available, or follow precision farming tech trends, or you like to keep things simple, chances are anything that helps reduce the pressure on growers to have a hand on every vine is welcome.

Our new feature will help enlighten you on some of the more useful apps, podcasts, gadgets, websites, and all things tech.

APP

It claims to be the app “farmers have been waiting for”, and reviews for fieldmargin herald it as an easy-to-use tool for farmers in a variety of fields, from livestock to horticulture and everything in between.

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- Map your farm in just 30 minutes - Record crops and plan rotations - Add more detail with features like fences, gateways, buildings and water pipes - Share with your team to help them navigate and avoid hazards How does it benefit growers? An easy-to-use app, fieldmargin allows growers to reduce paperwork, digitising information so it’s at their fingertips. Import information from compatible applications, share with multiple farm workers, agronomists or consultants and plan routes to avoid hazards

Cost and availability: Free + paid subscriptions for extra features.

Available on web, iPhone and Android

PODCAST

AgriFutures On Air features voices from regional, rural and remote Australia, sharing agricultural trends and innovations; latest research outcomes to make an impact on your farming operations and insights into new and emerging rural industries.

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With more than 30 episodes about innovation in Australian agriculture, AgriFutures On Air is a weekly podcast releasing episodes on farm safety, the future of Australian agriculture, cyberthreats and traceability, and much more.

How does it benefit growers? Tractor pod-sessions provide a great distraction for growers during the mundanity of production work, and AgriFutures On Air is no exception. Episodes explore all areas of agriculture, as well as aspirational content about leadership and space exploration. Availability: All good podcast networks

WEBSITE

Farm Table is a national platform that brings together the Australian Agricultural industry’s knowledge and connects farmers in a way never seen before. Farm Table aims to make “the web a better place for agriculture/farmers/agribusiness”. Tell me more…

Farm Table is an integrated platform which helps to connect growers – to information, and to others within industry. It provides information on agricultural opportunities, grants, farm tech, and cross industry resources, and much more.

How does it benefit growers? Farm Table is a knowledge bank for growers, collecting and housing information in one place for time-poor growers. Growers can also sign up for a membership, which allows them to receive regular updates, and customise their own farm table, to save resources for later.

Cost & availability: Free for farmers, fishers, graziers, primary producers, staff members/partners of a farming business, agricultural students, aspiring or retired farmers.