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the australian farmer
• Australian Women in Agriculture • AUSVEG • Avocados Australia • Beef cattle breeders - various: Australian
• Federated Farmers of New Zealand • Fertilizer Australia • FNQ Growers • Fruit Growers Victoria • Fruit Producers SA • Future Farmers Network • Grain - various: Grain Producers Australia, Grain Industry Association of South Australia, Queensland Agricultural Merchants, Grain Producers South Australia • Goat Industry Council of Australia • Irrigation Australia • Livestock SA • Melons Australia • Maize Association of Australia • NT Farmers Association • NT Show Council • Nursery and Garden Industry for NSW & ACT • Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria • Nuts - various: Almond Board of Australia, Hazelnut Growers
Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders, NSW Stud Merino Breeders Association Ltd, Merino SA • Passionfruit Australia • Protected Cropping Australia • Queensland Country Women's Association • Queensland Farmers’ Federation • Regional-rural sport - various: NSW Rugby League, Queensland Rugby League • Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia • Secondary education - various: ASTA, DATTA (QLD), ITE (NSW), Australian Boarding Schools Association, Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia
Limousin Breeders' Society Ltd, Charolais Society of Australia, Herefords Australia, Australian Brahman Breeders’ Association, Australian Brangus Cattle Association, Australian Galloway Association, Angus Australia, Droughtmaster Australia, Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen's Association. Australian Lowline Cattle Association, Australian Red Poll Cattle Breeders Inc
15 – Our gratitude to Australia’s peak farming bodies
41 - Levelling the field: Agtech puts you in control
• Berries Australia • Cattle Australia • Cherry Growers Australia • Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Australia
• Society of Precision Agriculture Australia
• Soil Science Australia • Summerfruit Australia • Tasmanian Women in Agriculture • Tractors and Machinery Association of Australia • Turf Australia • Victorian Agricultural Shows Ltd
• CANEGROWERS • Cotton - various :
16 - Foreword from Andrew Weidemann AM - Chairman of Grain Producers Australia - Patron of The Australian Farmer
Australian Cotton Shippers, Cotton Australia, Women in Cotton
of Australia, Pistachio Growers' Association Incorporated, Chestnuts Australia Inc, Australian
• Dairy - various: South Australian Dairyfarmers
Walnut Industry Association, Australian Macadamia Society
Association, Australian Dairy Products Federation, Dairy NSW, Dairy Research Foundation
42 - Dealers: essential partners in agriculture, not just middlemen
• Ovine - various: Sheep Producers Australia,
46 - The Great Aussie Ute – still the farmer’s best mate
Chapter 1 - Digital Technology
18 - Digital Agriculture: A Tale of Unrealised Expectations? By Simon Cook, Elizabeth L. Jackson, and Derek Baker.
50 - Australian farmers are key to the energy transition - Shaun Westcott
24 - The future of ag-tech: reflections on four decades of innovation - By Peter Schmidt
Chapter 3 - Innovation in Practice
26 - As the AgTech bubble runs out of hot air, what have we learnt? By Professor Andrew Robson
56 - Rise of the electric farm
30 - Digital Transformation in Agriculture: Making Farming Efficient, Precise & Productive.
60 - From Tradition to Innovation: Transforming Farming with Modern Practices - A.G. Schilling
62 - Shearwell is now bringing to market a premium one-piece steel NLIS tag for cattle.
Chapter 2 - Automation and Machinery
37 - A stronger, safer, smarter ute for work and play
63 - Laser-Focused Bird Control
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