Coffs Harbour’s collaborative spirit shines at the launch of CALL
In the picturesque coastal city of Coffs Harbour, the collaborative spirit was in full swing as the Coffs Agrifood Living Lab (CALL) launched at Yarrila Place on October 25
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What do Australian consumers want when buying fruit & veg?
NSW DPI is collaborating with QUT and farmers state-wide in research that aims to establish what drives consumers’ fresh-produce purchases – knowledge growers can use to craft personalised marketing messages.
FFS team flies west for pre-Summit planning & FIPWA workshop
In August, FFS team members flew west for a series of stakeholder meetings, visits to Mt Lindesay and Melville Park farms and delivery of an FFS-FIPWA workshop.
‘Living Lab’ to drive value-adding innovation in Coffs Harbour’s agrifood sector
A new Future Food Systems project will establish Australia’s first food-focused ‘Living Lab’ to foster creative collaboration among stakeholders in Coffs’ agrifood ecosystem, including co-designing the concept for a dedicated food innovation and logistics precinct for the region.
FFS team visits UNE and Costa’s 40ha glasshouse
Future Food Systems headed to NSW’s Northern Tablelands in June, visiting University of New England and Costa Group’s state-of-the-art tomato-production glasshouse.
An update from FFS CEO Dr James Krahe
On the eve of Future Food Systems’ fourth anniversary, Dr James Krahe reflects on the collaborations, accomplishments, research outcomes and unwavering support that have been instrumental in the growth of the CRC and Australia’s agrifood sector.
Optimising CO2 use to boost tomato yield, cut inputs
Costa Group is teaming up with UNE, NSW DPI and ANU scientists, and FFS to help it reduce carbon use and increase yields in its Guyra tomato glasshouses.
Planning and AI experts develop new land-use decision-making tool
UNSW scientists have developed a new web-based decision-making tool to aid agribusiness development in one of NSW’s richest food-producing regions.
Automating Australia’s indoor cropping sector
A new, $6.8M FFS project links vertical farm operators, data solutions providers and seed distributors with crop, sensor and IoT experts to develop tools that monitor and manage crop performance, pests, pathogens and pollination in near-real-time, enabling automated indoor production.
Farewell, Mike Ridout
Research Program 3 Deputy lead, Murdoch University’s Mike Ridout, is stepping down from his role with FFS to take some much-deserved R’n’R. We wish him all the best in his next adventure!