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TEKFARM Agtech Showcase Tour: North Queensland Highlight Video
Watch the highlights from our TEKFARM Agtech Showcase Tour took place on 7th-10th October 2025 Relive the incredible four-day Farmers2Founders TEKFARM Agtech Showcase Tour which took place from October 7th to 10th, 2025 across North Queensland! This highlight video takes you on a journey to see firsthand how innovation and technology are being applied in real grazing operations. From remote weighing and virtual fencing to advanced genetics and data-driven feedlots, discover h
Nov 201 min read


Overcoming the AgTech Adoption Hurdles: Addressing Scepticism and Cost
This article presents insights from Prisma Technology , sharing their field experience on the barriers to AgTech adoption and practical strategies to accelerate uptake. Drones and precision tools are delivering clear on-farm benefits - from safer mustering and rapid fault-finding to targeted bird control and crop-health checks. Yet adoption remains inconsistent. According to Prisma Technology the challenge is rarely just the cost. Their field experience shows producers face
Nov 143 min read


Helping Farmers Find Tech That Actually Works : Advisor Journey Story by Ashlee Wachtel
Hi, I’m Ashlee Wachtel, Principal Consultant at Tailored Livestock Consulting, working across the Limestone Coast of South Australia and western Victoria. My background is in independent livestock nutrition and health advice, and through the Farmers2Founders TEKFARM® AgTech Advisor Network , I’ve been helping farmers turn promising technologies into real, on-farm results. Why I joined F2F TEKFARM Before joining F2F TEKFARM®, my work was focused on providing independent livest
Nov 112 min read


TEKFARM Agtech Showcase Tour - four days in reflection
Over four days, the Farmers2Founders TEKFARM Tour took participants on a journey across North Queensland to explore how innovation and technology are being applied in real grazing operations. I left feeling hopeful and practically inspired. Hosting while attending meant I moved between listening, prompting and learning, which made the conversations sharper and the takeaways easier to picture on-farm. Here’s what I took away from the four days. Day 1 : Georgetown with local pr
Oct 173 min read


What does it take to be an agtech entrepreneur? 3 key insights from 3 early-stage startups.
You’ve got the idea or the prototype - but taking the plunge into entrepreneurship in agriculture can be daunting
Apr 15, 20216 min read
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