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Azaneo develops innovative electric weeding technology that uses microwave energy to treat weeds, reducing chemical usage and enhancing agricultural sustainability.

Virtual Irrigation Academy is dedicated to promoting sustainable irrigation practices by providing data-driven insights and practical tools for farmers. The company manufactures a range of innovative irrigation products designed to optimize water use while enhancing food production. Its offerings include the Chameleon Card System, Chameleon Wi-Fi System, Wetting Front Detector (WFD) for solute monitoring, and Chameleon Sensors. These products empower farmers to integrate scientific principles of irrigation with their hands-on experience, fostering more efficient water management and improved agricultural outcomes.

Ambit Robotics develops a modular farming robot designed to enhance task accuracy and precision for tomato growers. Its robot offers plant-level insights, reduces fertilizer emissions, and enables smallholder farmers to save labor through precision crop management.

Agtuary leverages AI and satellite data to assess climate risks and sustainability for natural assets. Its platform analyzes production, land use, soil, and environmental factors, enabling industries to manage risks and make informed investment decisions.

Founded in Australia in 2018, AgMesh designs and builds Internet of Things sensors and smart farming solutions tailored for the Australian agriculture sector. The company simplifies sensor deployment and data capture, enabling livestock producers to adopt advanced technology for remote monitoring of grazing animals.

Founded in 2016, FarmLab specializes in digitizing environmental data for the agrifood industry. It offers soil testing services through an application, using digital soil mapping techniques and connecting stakeholders such as farmers, agronomists, consultants, labs, and government bodies. FarmLab's platform centralizes and standardizes crucial data, empowering farmers with insights to make sustainable decisions and improve agricultural practices.

Laconik is an agricultural technology company that develops a platform aimed at enhancing economic decision-making for farmers by optimizing fertilizer usage. The platform leverages existing data collected from farms and employs machine learning algorithms to analyze spatial variability and recommend appropriate fertilizer rates. By integrating seamlessly with major digital agriculture platforms and utilizing the standard hardware and software of modern farming equipment, Laconik enables farmers to conduct replicated trials in the field. This approach allows for precise measurement of fertilizer profitability, ultimately empowering farmers to make informed decisions that improve their return on investment.

Pairtree Intelligence, established in 2018 and based in Orange, Australia, specializes in developing a universal business intelligence dashboard for the agriculture sector. Its platform, agnostic to networks, suppliers, and devices, centralizes farm data, enabling farmers and managers to make informed operational decisions. Pairtree currently serves the grains, cotton, red meat, and horticulture sectors, offering over 80 integrations to provide a comprehensive view of farm data through a single site.

Off the Table is a travel arrangements company that operates a food marketing platform in Australia. It focuses on promoting agritourism, connecting food enthusiasts with various farms and food producers beyond traditional restaurant dining. Through its application, Off the Table enables customers to discover and experience regional foods, fostering a greater understanding of their origins. This innovative approach allows users to explore diverse culinary experiences while supporting local agriculture and food communities.

Fresh Supply Co. Pty. Ltd. is an Australian company based in Brisbane that offers blockchain solutions specifically for the agricultural sector. Established in 2017, the company focuses on enhancing food production and logistics systems through blockchain technology. Its services include tracking the provenance and logistics of horticultural and value-added food products, as well as providing payment solutions. Fresh Supply Co. also specializes in marketing automation and analytics, aiming to improve efficiency and transparency within the agricultural supply chain.

Provenir is a vertically integrated meat processing company that operates on-farm processing facilities to supply high-quality red meat and poultry. Its mobile on-farm abattoir model reduces livestock stress by eliminating live transport and aims to improve animal welfare while enabling farmers to increase yields. The approach supports sustainable farming practices and emphasizes provenance and accountability in its operations.

Tie Up Farming operates an online platform that digitizes farming operations across the horticulture sector. It specializes in precision agriculture using field sensors and partnerships, providing traceability and support for crop protection.

Hub & Spoke maximizes animal welfare, biosecurity, and food safety by revolutionising the meat processing industry. Hub & Spoke plans to build a mobile, on-farm slaughtering service that incorporates the highest standards of animal welfare, state-of-the-art processing methods, and environmentally sustainable practices.

thingc Robotics specializes in providing on-demand farm workforce solutions through the use of artificial intelligence-powered robots. Headquartered in the United States and incorporated in 2017, the company develops lightweight, fully autonomous electric robots designed to perform various farming tasks, addressing the critical challenge of accessing skilled labor in the agricultural sector. Its initial product, an automated weeding robot, targets the organic horticulture industry, where labor costs are increasingly burdensome. thingc's business model includes a "Weeding-as-a-Service" offering, which allows farmers to receive weed-free areas for a flat per-hectare rate. The company also aims to enhance farm productivity by integrating advanced data insights and technology implementation, helping farmers make informed decisions to optimize resources and increase yields. Future developments will expand the robot's capabilities to accommodate additional farming functions.

FarmApp designs and develops mobile apps and integrated pest management solutions for the agricultural production industry, based in Colombia. The platform combines scouting and fumigation apps with sensors and IoT automation to collect and integrate data from multiple modules, enabling farmers to monitor pests, crop health, and environmental factors and to automate decision making in pest management.

Stratus Imaging is an Australian company specializing in geospatial imaging and precision agriculture through unmanned and manned aerial systems, GIS-based analytics, and multispectral sensing. Founded in 2016 and based in Forrestfield, Australia, it designs, manufactures, and supplies unmanned aerial vehicles as well as geospatial solutions to support crop and land management. Its offerings include precision agriculture, horticulture, and viticulture tech, soil mapping, and smart-farm technology. The company collects aerial data using multispectral cameras and light sensors across multiple spectral bands to provide timely, actionable insights for farmers, agronomists, and other customers such as mine sites, golf courses, forestry operations, turf farms, local councils, and government bodies, enabling data-driven decisions throughout the growing season.