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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
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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


Precision Agronomics Australia Leveraging Farmers2Founders TEKFARM® to Enter New Markets
Precision Agronomics Australia (PAA) , recommended to the program by Farmer2Founders TEKFARM advisor Thomas Jefferies of Elders, has long...
Sep 82 min read


Building Drought Resilience with Drone Technology in Viticulture
Overview Robert Fenwick, owner of Heritage Estate Wines in Cottonvale, QLD, is navigating the challenges of viticulture in an...
Jul 313 min read


How Josef Chromy Wines Used AgTech to Reshape Vineyard Irrigation and Asset Management
In Tasmania’s cool-climate viticulture zone, unpredictability is the norm. For Josef Chromy Wines, located in Relbia, Tasmania this...
Jul 182 min read


From Busted Bikes to Buzzing Drones – Unexpected gains from the skies
When the scrub’s thick and the terrain’s rough, mustering cattle on a motorbike becomes more risk than reward. That’s what producer Jack...
Jul 142 min read


Irrigation Confidence in Every Drop
When you’re farming 240 acres across hilly, sandy soils, every drop of water counts. For Michael Simpson of Simpson’s Produce in...
Jun 162 min read


“Extra Eyes in the Vineyard” – How AgTech Helped Michael Paxton Strengthen Water Use at Quelltaler
When it comes to growing premium winegrapes in South Australia’s Clare Valley, managing water wisely isn’t just good practice - it’s a...
May 233 min read
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