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New research hub for Qld ‘smart cropping’

The Queensland government has announced plans to transform the Emerald agriculture college it closed in 2019 into an “innovation flagship” research hub, with $16.7 million in funding over five years....

QLD backs smart cow collars with agtech grant

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has tipped $200,000 into the peak dairy farmer group’s digital herd monitoring project, which will trial equipping cows with “smart collars” to monitor their health. The...

Qld govt funds Bundaberg blockchain project

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has announced the first grant from it agribusiness digital transformation program, co-investing almost $160,000 in a Bundaberg fruit and vegetable co-op’s digital project. Eight more grant recipients...