Groundbreaking Agtech dashboard delivers real-time insights
The next generation of agriculture professionals now has access to a cutting-edge online platform – the Charles Sturt Global Digital Farm Dashboard – to learn about real-world, on farm scenarios from the comfort of their classrooms. Read more about this story at The Australian and Charles Sturt University The Global Digital Farm (GDF), a partnership […]
CQ cattle farmer celebrates agtech
Knowing farmers are far more likely to take advice from other farmers, Natalie Engel helps people understand the value of agricultural technologies (agtech) by sharing her own experiences. Alongside husband Chris Whiteman, she runs Sunlight Grazing, a 9,000 acre grassfed beef finishing operation located near Rolleston in the Central Queensland Highlands. Their agtech includes […]
Stuck in the middle of US v. China
This week I attended the Northern Australia Food Futures Conference in Darwin. Among the many fascinating speakers was Michael Every, Global Strategist at Rabobank. Every captivated the audience with his unique take on Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, suggesting the US will soon expect Australia to impose greater tariffs on China or risk losing the US […]
Grain growers gain new insights
Famous for its wheat and wildflowers, Dalwallinu (Dally to locals) in Western Australia’s wheatbelt, is home to a grower group that’s all about supporting each other to become more profitable and sustainable by sharing information, resources and know-how. Back in 1997 a few progressive local farmers formed the Liebe Group, to ensure they could […]
Firefighting in the Esperance Zone goes digital
When it’s bushfire season, there’s a drought and dams are low, knowing where there’s water to fight fires is absolutely critical. Pairtree recently collaborated with the Esperance Zone Innovation (EZI) Group, a grower group from WA’s southeast coast, to solve this problem for local firefighters and farmers. The mission of EZI Group is to […]
Pairtree helps brothers run the family farm
Brothers Martin and Roy Ilett breed cattle on what used to be their grandfather’s property, Warriwilla, near Childers in Queensland. They’ve recently returned to farming, and the family farm, after moving away and establishing careers in different areas. Roy is a mechanic and Martin studied Applied Sciences and Agriculture at Central Queensland Uni. While […]
What colour is a farmer’s collar?
Historically, the distinction between blue-collar and white-collar work was the difference between manual labour versus clerical work; between getting your boots dirty and working in an office. Farming was traditionally seen as blue-collar work – but as any farmer will tell you, there’s always been plenty of white-collar work to do. In fact, the […]
Major milestone for NFF Farm Data Code
It’s a year since we celebrated the universal farm data dashboard, Pairtree Plus, becoming the first service in Australia to be officially Farm Data Code certified by the National Farmers Federation. The NFF Farm Data Code aims to promote the adoption of digital technology, by ensuring farmers feel comfortable and understand how their data […]
Agtechs work together for beef producers
They’re some of the biggest names in Australian agtech – and they’re driving new frontiers in farm productivity, efficiency, and profit. AgriWebb, Farmbot, Cibo Labs, Pairtree and Optiweigh together help thousands of beef producers optimise the management of millions of animals and millions of hectares. And while their commercial impact is well known, what […]
Farmers to control agriculture AI
I wear two very different hats when it comes to watching the development of agriculture AI (that’s AI for Artificial Intelligence – not Artificial Insemination or Active Ingredient). As a farmer, the concept of giving up some of the decision-making on my farm to a computer algorithm doesn’t sit well with me, but as someone […]