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1. Dr Michele Allan AO appointed new chair of SmartSat CRC: (People Moves); ... Food Safety Victoria. Dr Allan AO has previously served as Chair of Meat and Livestock Australia and the William Angliss Institute and has served as a non-executive director of Grain Growers Limited, ...; Created on 30 January 2023
2. Livestock app takes top student entrepreneurship award: (Market); A smartphone app that allows farmers to better select livestock at auctions has won the top prize in the University of Adelaide’s Australian eChallenge. The annual Australian eChallenge is run by ...; Created on 05 December 2022
3. 5G, AI used to automate counting of cattle in 12-month NSW trial: (Business Intelligence); ... being loaded and offloaded from trucks at the Tamworth Regional Livestock Exchange in northern NSW. Used in the trial were 5G and AI-image processing capabilities which allowed multiple high-definition ...; Created on 23 October 2022
4. Counting cattle with AI and 5G technology: (Business Telecommunications); TPG Telecom has wrapped up a 5G 12-month smart-farming trial at Tamworth Regional Livestock Exchange in northern New South Wales, featuring the automation of counting cattle which has the potential to ...; Created on 20 October 2022
5. CSIRO to aid regions, sectors that find it tough to cut emissions: (Climate); ... Coalition; Climate-Kic; ClimateWorks; Incitec Pivot; KPMG Australia; Meat & Livestock Australia; Qantas; and a number of universities and research organisations including Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition ...; Created on 11 October 2022
6. Small business award winners demonstrate 'innovation, expertise': Telstr: (Business Telecommunications); ... solution to climate change. The eco-tech company is among the first to commercially grow Asparagopsis, a native red seaweed with the ability to significantly reduce livestock methane emissions. In selecting ...; Created on 14 April 2022
7. How 5G will improve smart farming and precision agriculture in Australia: (Guest Opinion); ... and quantity of crops, and the health and welfare of livestock, it will also improve the sustainability and profitability of the agriculture industry. To showcase the opportunities for Australian agriculture, ...; Created on 24 November 2021
8. TPG Telecom’s 5G network powers 4K video streams to support farmers: (Telecoms & NBN); ... Initiative, will harness TPG Telecom’s 5G network to enable multiple high quality 4K video streams to count sheep at a livestock exchange, automating the process and removing human error. TPG Telecom ...; Created on 27 August 2021
9. Government investing in 5G innovation: (5G); ... during critical medical supply delivery. 5G-enabled livestock counting: Using 5G for high-quality 4K video streams to count sheep at a regional livestock exchange, automating the process and removing ...; Created on 24 August 2021
10. Greenhouse gas emissions keep on rising at ‘alarming’ rate: study: (Climate); ... sectors and their underlying components – such as electricity generation, road transport, or livestock emissions – as well as broad drivers like economic growth, population growth, energy efficiency, and ...; Created on 01 July 2021
11. Hitachi Vantara Enhances Lumada Portfolio to Deliver Improved Resilience, Agility and Accuracy in Industrial IoT Environments: (Guest Articles); ... APIs for edge management and data access allows the reuse of assets, gateways, and software to create integrated solutions utilising existing infrastructure. “Meat & Livestock Australia has been collaborating ...; Created on 06 May 2021
12. Inmarsat's Bovine - sorry, Broadband Global Area Network, delivers connected cattle farmer: (Telecoms & NBN); ... grazing, transporting and selling of cattle throughout the country, as well as the exportation of premium livestock to buyers around the world. The company owns approximately five million acres across ...; Created on 26 March 2021
13. Pivotel launches new remote network set to 'revolutionise agriculture sector: (Telecoms & NBN); ... to monitor tank water usage to make sure that livestock have enough water and putting on condition, and also for property security measures to monitor vehicles coming in and out. “I’m excited about this ...; Created on 18 March 2021
14. Myriota, Goanna Ag launch products to monitor water resources: (Internet of Things); ... GoRain and GoTank, the former allows the monitoring of rain data remotely, while the latter is meant for the livestock industry and is used to provide updates on water tank levels, ensuring livestock well-being. ...; Created on 17 February 2021
15. AgriWebb tops up coffers with $30 million in new investment: (Market); Australian agtech start-up and digital livestock management platform provider AgriWebb has completed a new funding round, with a $30 million investment in the company led by the ventures arm of Canadian ...; Created on 19 January 2021
16. CSIRO, Ceres Tag developing prototype of smart collar for pets: (Home Tech); ... to develop smart ear tags for tracking livestock. The prototype differs from similar products in that it uses both Bluetooth and satellite communications to track the animals, rather than one or the ...; Created on 06 November 2020
17. Telstra's massive mobile milestone: 700 mobile black spot sites now switched on, bringing locals 'back to the futur: (Telecoms & NBN); ... “Arrowsmith East locals have also said coverage now means they don’t need to walk up hills in their paddocks to make calls and can make quicker decisions about where to move their livestock while working ...; Created on 04 November 2020
18. Australian agtech firm invites investors to get on board: (Biology); ... way of supplementing livestock equally through controlled dosing of their drinking water, with Australian farmers realising up to 15% production gains and 40% cost savings. “We have a strong base of ...; Created on 13 September 2020
19. G8Way Technologies to use eSAT Global for tracking endangered species: (Deals); ... animal tracking, whether it be livestock or endangered species.“ “I came across eSAT doing a web search and after talking to them I realised just how useful they could be as a partner. Not only will ...; Created on 26 May 2020
20. Dire warning that Huawei 5G Australia ban could cost economy US$8.2b in lost GDP: (Telecoms & NBN); ... Switzerland are already using 5G on new applications like monitoring their livestock – “but Australian farmers simply won’t be able to use those kinds of applications”. “Regional and rural Australia ...; Created on 20 January 2020
21. FULL VIDEOS: The Consensus Awards December 2019 see 5 innovation technologies win awards: (Development); ... for the livestock sector. There is also potential to become the de facto data monitoring solution for other farming groups. Here is my video interview with Craig Hendricks, Founder and COO of Farmbot ...; Created on 17 December 2019
22. Cisco and Titan Class: working together to bring 'agritech solutions' to marke: (Development); ... the location and movements of livestock and hundreds of other farm functions. "With a single Titan Class deployment, farmers can use up to a thousand sensors without restriction. These sensors have been ...; Created on 29 November 2019
23. Dementia treatment project among new projects to get $3.1 million in government grants: (Strategy); ... platform technology for the resources sector Hermetia Biosystems Pty Ltd (HATCH) (VIC) with a $500,000 grant to commercialise their sustainably produced protein-rich livestock feed – made from food waste ...; Created on 23 September 2019
24. Digital tech adoption a way to improve productivity for agriculture businesses, says ACCC: (Strategy); ... improvements in water use efficiency, yield, and disease control. And in the livestock sectors, electronic animal identification, in combination with remote sensing and automated weighing and drafting ...; Created on 16 September 2019
25. Satellite positioning tech could be worth $6 billion-plus to economy: (Space); ... of mining haul trucks. CQUniversity agriculture lecturer Dr Jaime Manning said the university had been undertaking a trial project to test the benefits of SBAS for livestock tracking. “It’s great that ...; Created on 26 August 2019
26. Myriota, Davey Water Products ink deal: (Deals); ... transmission technology. It will assist farmers to manage water usage and provide peace of mind around livestock water supply. Dr Alex Grant, chief executive, Myriota, said the partnership was delivering ...; Created on 01 February 2019
27. ANU team uses new space tech to predict droughts, bushfire risk: (Climate); ... increase the amount of time available to manage the dire impacts of drought, such as bushfires and livestock losses.” The statement said the drought forecasts would be used along with the latest satellite ...; Created on 29 January 2019
28. CSIRO launches analytics platform to provide agricultural data: (Data); ... incorporates information from Australia’s digital soil map while climate information is interpreted to show drought, frost, heat stress for livestock and other risks. “The platform brings together in ...; Created on 21 January 2019
29. CSIRO develops smart tag to keep track of cattle: (Enterprise Solutions); Australia's national science agency, the CSIRO, has created its own version of "fitbit" to help farmers keep track of their livestock. A statement from the agency said the technology took the shape of ...; Created on 20 November 2018
30. Satellite start-up Myriota teams up with AIMS in oceans study: (Internet of Things); ... The South Australia-based Myriota has in the past teamed up with the University of New England and the Australia and New Zealand CRC for Spatial Information to carry out trials of low-cost livestock ...; Created on 15 November 2018
31. Government puts up $7 million in grants for Aussie innovators: (Government Tech Policy); ... smart solar lighting system for public places; Queensland to commercialise software to help Australian farmers and graziers improve cropping production and livestock feeding; New South Wales ...; Created on 21 March 2018
32. Scientists develop clip-on to turn smartphone into microscope: (Science); ... cattle semen in support of livestock fertility testing. "Our mobile microscope can be used as an inexpensive and portable tool for all types of on-site or remote area monitoring," Dr Orth said. "Water ...; Created on 21 February 2018
33. FULL VIDEO: Telstra adds NB-IOT to its network, plus Tas smart city, as announced at CES 2018: (Telecoms & NBN); ... Narrowband is better suited to applications sending even smaller amounts of data and operating with an even longer battery life, such as a moisture sensor or livestock tracking device.” Telstra also ...; Created on 14 January 2018
34. muru-D accelerator funding first Melbourne start-ups: (Strategy); ... innovation capabilities, including the Open IoT Lab. The four start-ups accepted into the programme are: Smart Paddock is a farm management tool that will modernise the global livestock industry ...; Created on 14 August 2017
35. CSIRO trials new tech to keep pests at bay: (Strategy); ... of dollars’ damage in a "single dining experience”, causing real problems for farmers’ orchards, vegetable and cereal crops, and potentially for livestock during critical periods of development or birthing ...; Created on 09 August 2017
36. Data61, Ruralco partner on digital farming initiative: (Data); ... Exploring the potential of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drones in long-range livestock detection to improve muster effectiveness Nutrient and fertiliser management in areas of high conservation ...; Created on 01 August 2017
37. NZ Commerce Commission scrutinising telecoms sector on consumer complaints: (Business Telecommunications); ... mergers and conduct because of the potential impact on markets and the economy as a whole. “In the last year we have had a number of significant cartel cases including in the real estate and livestock ...; Created on 20 July 2017
38. Agtech hub SproutX accepts 11 start-ups into accelerator programme: (Enterprise Solutions); ... and make better agri-financing possible. OutofBox Solutions: aims to build Smart Monitoring solutions using the latest technology to improve Livestock health and well-being. The first product as part ...; Created on 11 July 2017
39. Sky & Space inks agreement with WeFarm on satellite mobile connectivity deal: (Business Telecommunications); ... are potential users for its services. WeFarm chief executive and founder, Kenny Ewan says WeFarm enables farmers to share crucial livestock and crop knowledge, low-cost farming solutions, and “ask questions ...; Created on 09 May 2017
40. SA satellite start-up begins water tank monitoring trials: (Internet of Things); Myriota, a South Australian satellite start-up, has teamed up with the University of New England and the Australia and New Zealand CRC for Spatial Information (CRCSI) to carry out trials of low-cost livestock ...; Created on 24 March 2017
41. Telstra’s muru-D helps farmers with new data collection app: (Strategy); Telstra-backed startup accelerator muru-D is building a software platform aimed at transforming livestock production through an easy-to-use data collection app that collects on-farm data to make a farm ...; Created on 19 March 2017
42. Start-ups accepted into latest muru-D cohort: (Strategy); ... offer — selected for muru-D are: • AgriWebb – is using technology to transform livestock production. AgriWebb’s team hails from Harvard, Stanford and Oxford and includes founders who have lived on ...; Created on 10 February 2017
43. Bushfire warning device under development by WA researchers: (Development); ... current methods. Professor George Milne said the technology could protect lives, homes, crops and livestock in Western Australia’s bushfire prone areas. “Having the Australis fire prediction technology ...; Created on 09 December 2016
44. Wearables' growing commercial and health use: (Internet of Things); ... Smartwatch for smart agricultural use Samsung and its partners are working on a smart device that will allow you to count livestock – like a carnival ride counter, take photo’s replete with GPS coordinates ...; Created on 08 December 2016
45. Drone collision avoidance technology catches the eye of CSIRO: (Market); ... the other winning ideas include: • A natural feed additive for livestock that could improve productivity by 10% and reduce methane emissions by up to 90% • A facial-recognition technology that ...; Created on 21 April 2016
46. $8.5 million in government funding for innovators: (Government Tech Policy); ... agriculture • an internet enabled device for assisting movement and control of livestock • the world’s first modular hearing aid3D holographic room technology for the leisure and tourism market ...; Created on 20 November 2015
47. May march might modify Monsanto mantra madness: (Beerfiles); ... to write a book - and many have been written. We have not even broached the subject of the factory farming of animals so for meat eaters I’ll try to sum it up in one sentence. Only eat grass fed livestock; ...; Created on 24 May 2014
48. NBN you can eat: how broadband can ease the global food shortage: (Business Telecommunications); ... said his organisation was trialling technologies such as cattle tags to track livestock, a range of sensor networks that measure water salinity, soil moisture and the heartbeat of oysters. "Initial studies ...; Created on 25 June 2013
49. IT can save the planet: (Energy); ... initiatives such as cloud computing and video conferencing, but also through efficiency gains such as optimisation of variable-speed motors in manufacturing, smart livestock management to reduce methane ...; Created on 04 December 2012
50. NSW funding encourages new mobile solutions development: (Mobility); ... check of livestock stranded by floodwater will be able to record the type and numbers of livestock and feed it directly back to a central database where it will be immediately available to incident managers. ...; Created on 22 May 2012

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