LLEAF takes its sunlight-shifting, growth-enhancing films globalSydney-based SME LLEAF has secured a global distributor for its innovative light-spectra-shifting agricultural film, shown to boost crop yields by up to 20%.
Hort Innovation explores tech-enabled solutions to berry-sector labour woesHort Innovation consulted berry growers Australia-wide to identify viable, cost-effective technology to address one of the sector’s greatest challenges: harvesting labour.
UNSW maintains pole position in engineering and technology in THE subject rankingsThe 2022 Times Higher Education rankings showcase UNSW’s strength across a broad range of disciplines, notably STEM subjects.
Costa’s berry big venture nets Asia Fruit AwardCosta’s joint venture with Driscoll's vertically integrated blueberry operation in the Yunnan Province of China has netted a 2021 Asia Fruit Award for Impact.
New ARC Centre uses behavioural economics to spur adoption of beneficial technologyQUT researchers will lead the $6.5 million ARC Training Centre for Behavioural Insights for Technology Adoption (BITA) that aims to accelerate Australians’ adoption of innovation technologies in health, agriculture and cybersecurity.
Escavox’s smart supply-chain tech cuts food loss, boosts producer profitsEscavox co-founder and CEO Luke Wood talks with AgFutures about the company’s Blue Box, a smart supply-chain tracking device dubbed ‘CCTV for food’.
Government calls for input on ‘critical technologies’ in ag and health sectorsThe federal government is consulting key stakeholders on current and emerging technologies in the health and agriculture sectors that could advance or undermine Australia’s national interests.
Meet Wen Hu: IoT expertFor UNSW Associate Professor and networked embedded sensor expert Wen Hu, automated farms supplying ‘smart cities’ with premium fresh food are the way of the future. And IoT systems are paving the way to this new, networked reality.
QUT scientists’ computer simulation a game-changer for fruit and veg processingA Queensland-Sri Lanka research team has developed a cheaper, faster, more accurate way to ascertain optimal drying times for various crops, using apples to trial the technology.
