#17: Agtech (agricultural technology)

Drought, mice plagues and a shortage of backpackers to do fruit picking..The agriculture sector is under strain with climate change forecasts casting dire omens on future farm profits. How can technology help make sure we can still get a reliable source of fresh produce?

In this meetup, we'll hear from techies working in the AgTech space.

Phil Tickle from CiboLabs will discuss how remote sensing is improving productivity, managing risk and supporting the sustainability and transparency of the grazing industry within a rapidly maturing Australian AgTech sector.

Sam Williamson from FarmLab will talk about why soil monitoring is so important and how FarmLab automates soil testing.

Hamish Crittenden from Fresh Supply Co will tell us about how Fresh Supply Co uses tech to track the provenance of the food we eat, provide finance to agriculture based on produce and connect that produce to offset carbon.