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May 18, 2021
The quest to nurture Central Queensland’s fledgling agtech industry is about to venture into new territory. The Central Highlands Development Corporation (CHDC) has selected 10 early-stage founders for this month’s Agtech Innovation ...
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April 12, 2021
Brisbane based robotics company LYRO Robotics has successfully deployed their robots and world leading picking and packing technology in commercial trials at the avocado facility Sunnyspot Packhouse in Ravensbourne, Queensland. Robotics ...
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November 30, 2020
Central Highlands Development Corporation today announced the appointment of Australian robotic agriculture pioneers, SwarmFarm Robotics, as Entrepreneurs in Residence for their AgFrontier Regional AgTech Catalyst program. AgFrontier aims to ...
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October 26, 2020
There’s now another expert pair of hands on deck to deliver the next phase of a visionary agtech program in the Central Highlands. Cassie Turner is the new Agtech Community Officer for AgFrontier’s Regional Agtech Catalyst, an initiative of the ...
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September 24, 2020
The Agtech Innovation Mission will include a stop at The Precinct in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. Image taken prior to COVID-19 restrictions. Credit: Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur.
An exciting mission to Brisbane will provide an opportunity for Central Queensland agtech entrepreneurs to take their idea or business to the next level. Applications are now open for November’s Agtech Innovation Mission, which is part the ...
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September 15, 2020
Founder of Farmer Meets Foodie and AgFrontier Regional Agtech Incubator alumni, Erica Hughes has joined forces with Austral Fisheries and StartSomeGood to run a pilot project to deliver prawns and bugs from the Gulf of Carpentaria direct to ...
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September 3, 2020
Major funding will enable a visionary agtech program in the Central Highlands to enter a new phase. AgFrontier 2.0: Regional Agtech Catalyst follows on from the very successful AgFrontier: Regional Agtech Incubator, both initiatives of the ...
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July 31, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant all hands on deck for AgFrontier alumni Farmer Meets Foodie. The Farmer Meets Foodie platform, which has been connecting farmers, harvesters and producers to commercial food businesses (restaurants, cafes, grocers ...
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June 25, 2020
Ten regional agtech startups are now ready to go global after participating in a ground-breaking new program: AgFrontier. A virtual finalé event was held on Wednesday night, 24 June 2020 for the inaugural AgFrontier Regional Agtech Incubator, ...
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June 24, 2020
Big Sky Technologies and DataFarming are two of four regionally-based agtech businesses who are working with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) and Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE) Digital Farming ...
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