For Dr Hima Haridevan, agrifood innovation doesn’t begin with a startup idea or a pitch deck. It begins in the lab, with materials, systems, and a fundamental question that many researchers quietly wrestle with: how does this work beyond controlled conditions? Based at the University of Queensland, Hima is a translational materials scientist specialising in making bio-based materials more accessible and cost-effective for sustainable living. As co-founder of EcoSprout, she is

How Farmers2Founders helped Irish agtech company MagrowTec navigate the path from global technology leader to locally grounded Australian business, and why the opportunity for grain growers is only just beginning. A Global Problem That Lands on Every Farm Every time a spray boom rolls across a paddock, a significant portion of the chemicals applied never reach their target – drift carries them off-site, run-off washes them away. Conventional spraying technology, largely uncha

How a daughter's determination to honour her father's life work is reshaping the way inputs reach Australian grain crops — and why the industry is paying close attention. There is a particular kind of founder story that begins not in a co-working space or a university incubator, but at a kitchen table, listening to a parent talk about a problem they had spent a career trying to solve. For Caecilia Potter, CEO and Commercial Founder of VensoGrow, the origin of BreezeCoat™ is i

For many grain growers, nitrogen strategy remains one of the most significant cost and risk decisions made each season. Input price volatility, seasonal variability and long-term soil performance all influence productivity and margin outcomes across broadacre systems. Mr PlantMac was founded by Iain Macpherson with a clear objective: support sustainable agriculture through innovative plant growth stimulants designed to reduce reliance on traditional chemical fertilisers such

A new crop of farm innovators will be given a boost to test and scale their agri-tech across Australia and New Zealand as the Land x Launch™ ANZ program opens applications for 2026. 

The search is on for global innovators ready to validate and scale their agri-tech for the broadacre grains industry as the Land x Launch™ AU program opens applications for 2026.

Crop cooling spray and a saliva test to breed worm-resistant sheep were the agri-tech solutions that claimed top honours at the Farmers2Founders’ International Agrifood-Tech Pitch Challenge this week.

Building a Biological Backbone for Fall Armyworm Control For Dr Ian Newton, innovation didn’t begin with a startup idea or a commercial ambition. It began in the paddock, standing alongside growers in Far North Queensland as a new pest tore through crops and existing tools failed to keep up. With more than 25 years’ experience in applied entomology, Ian is deeply embedded in Australia’s grains research system. As a Principal Entomologist, his career has focused on insect path

Founder Sam Rogers is Building GrazeMate From Paddock Problems To Global Demand When Sam Rogers talks about autonomous drones mustering cattle, it doesn’t sound abstract or futuristic. It sounds like a kid from a North Queensland cattle station who grew up watching his dad leave before sunrise and return after dark, and decided there had to be a better way.    Sam’s family manages around 6,000 head of cow–calf cattle in the Bowen region. As a child, Sam saw firsthand how much

A wrap-up of our latest TEKWOMEN Lunch & Learn A Conversation Grounded in Place There is a distinct energy that comes from bringing founders, farmers and advisors into one shared space. Our November Lunch & Learn unfolded as an honest, generous conversation about what AgTech looks like today, where it’s working, and what will matter most as we build for the future. Very quickly, one theme rose to the surface: technology only succeeds when it respects place . You cannot design