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

Growing Business the Sustainable Way Jess Uhlig’s story begins far from the paddocks she now walks. Her career started in tourism and hospitality; welcoming travellers to the tropics of Port Douglas, working in bustling restaurants, and earning a Bachelor of Tourism Management while promoting reef operators and local experiences.  But after two years travelling around Australia - living simply out of a caravan, counting every drop of water and watt of power Jess returned hom

A TEKWOMEN Agri-Rise Conversation with Sara Gibson, Founder of Kelpy Bone Sara Gibson’s journey into sustainable innovation didn’t begin with a business plan - it began outdoors. Growing up on the coast and on her family’s farm, she was shaped by nature, curiosity, and role models who taught her that nothing is impossible if you're willing to work for it  . Long before Kelpy Bone existed, Sara was drawn to environmental systems, fieldwork, and the kind of hands-on problem-sol

When you speak with Melissa Andrews , Co-Founder and Category Lead of Connected Farms , you quickly realise you’re talking to someone who doesn’t just see technology as wires and signals. She sees it as connection in the truest sense of the word.From regional New South Wales to remote corners of New Zealand, Canada, the UK and the US, Connected Farms has one clear mission: to make digital connectivity as fundamental to agriculture as diesel or water.   “Our end goal,” Meliss

There is a grounded beauty in hearing two sisters talk about life on the land, the rhythm, the responsibility and the pride that weaves through it all. For Angie  and Shona, fifth generation graziers and co-founders of FarmHER Hands , the story begins and circles back to home. They both grew up on a cattle property where long days in the paddock and early lessons in responsibility were part of the family DNA. “We used to ride the four wheeler twenty kilometres to school,” la

F2F TEKWOMEN Agri-Rise at the Gatton Showcase The future of Agrifood-tech isn’t being written in boardrooms alone; it is being tested, trialled and reimagined in research paddocks, smart farms and showcase fields across Australia. This October, one of those proving grounds will be UQ’s Gatton Campus, host to the annual Gatton AgTech Showcase . A two-day convergence of producers, researchers, startups and innovators. Running in parallel, the F2F TEKWOMEN Agri-Rrise program  wi

Key Lessons from our first F2F TEKWOMEN Lunch & Learn At our very first F2F TEKWOMEN Lunch & Learn, we had the privilege of hearing from Bundjalung woman, chef, entrepreneur, and “Native Food Queen” Mindy Woods. What followed was not just a story about food or business, it was a lesson in leadership, culture and community that every one of us in Agrifood-tech can take forward. The theme: work, life, culture, inseparable Mindy reminded us that career and life are not two separ

Laura Carniel: From Farm Roots to Global Voices Laura Carniel  grew up in Queensland’s Lockyer Valley, in a world framed by mountains and sustained by vegetables pulled straight from the soil. Her childhood was shaped by the rhythms of farm life and by a family who believed in the power of community, helping to establish one of the valley’s first Farmers’ markets. From an early age, food was not just nourishment, it was connection, responsibility and resilience. Her journey c

The food and agriculture system is in motion, reshaped daily by climate change, demographic shifts, volatile trade patterns and the breakneck speed of technology. The question is not whether Agrifood-tech will change, but how and who will lead us into this future. From robotics and automation to biotech, data analytics and digital agriculture, Agrifood-tech is fast becoming one of the most dynamic sectors of our economy. Australia, with its diversity of climate zones, strong

Rachel Hurley: Designing Places that Help People Belong Rachel Hurley's story begins in architecture studios and design firms, but it never stayed confined to one discipline. After completing her Masters in Architecture, she worked briefly in the field before pivoting towards landscape design, a move that brought her closer to the soil and the living systems she had always been drawn to. To deepen her knowledge she studied horticulture, learning the science of plants and the