GrainInnovate is an early stage investor in start-ups that aims to drive the future profitability and sustainability of Australian grain growers. Established by the Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) and managed by Artesian Venture Partners, GrainInnovate invests from seed to Series A/B in start-ups from Australia and globally that can create solutions for Australian grain growers.

GrainInnovate

The $50 million Graininnovate Fund established by the Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) invests in startups helping to drive the future profitability and sustainability of Australia's grain growers. The Fund will invest from seed to growth stage in startups from Australia, and globally, that fit the fund's investment mandate.

The Fund may invest in startups developing software, hardware or new business models applicable to Australia's grain growers. Click on report image (left) to read full overview of the GRDC 2018-2023 investment plan and key investment targets.
 
Areas of interest include:
1. Genetic tools  & technologies
2. Crop & environmental sensing
3. Grain storage logistics
4. Renewable technologies
5. Task automation
6. Crop protection technologies
7. Water & nutrient use efficiency
8. Crop management logistics

The fund is managed by Artesian Venture Partners, Australia's largest and most active early stage venture capital firm. Artesian is a full stack venture capital firm focused on the Asia Pacific region with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore and Shanghai.

North ⬆️, South ⬇️, East ➡️, and West ⬅️. Our expanding dealer network makes our products available to 4WD, farming and general automotive customers right across the country. 

We're delighted to have commercial agreements with CoolDrive Auto Parts, Telstra, private ARB stores, and other specialist dealers and distributors that share our commitment to innovation, quality and service. Thank you for your support. 🤝

Partnerships with businesses that in most cases don’t just sell, but also install our products, allows us to reach more customers while still maintaining high standards for training, installation, and support. The proof is in the pudding, with glowing reviews from customers that have more phone coverage than ever before. 📶📈

From Wagga Wagga to all corners of Australia, we reckon it’s pretty cool! 💪🦘 Look out world.

To find a dealer in your area 👉 https://lnkd.in/gZEmeJ_S

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Loam Bio’s technology, and the incredible farmers that we work with, were featured in the The New York Times over the weekend. 

These farmers are leading the way in climate-smart farming practices globally, and it is great to have them recognised on a platform as far-reaching as this. 

Loam is proud to be providing carbon sequestration technology to these and many other farmers, enabling the storage of much more stable carbon than had been previosly possible. 

Pip Job PSM GAICD Narelle Moore Kathleen Allan Daniel Reid Catrina Matheson Mick Wettenhall Guy Webb Guy Hudson Robbie Oppenheimer Casey Whitelaw 

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Celebrating our network member, SwarmFarm Robotics’ journey!

SwarmFarm Robotics is well recognised as a world leader in agricultural robotics, and is one of the first companies, worldwide, to deliver autonomous robots to commercial farming customers.

SwarmFarm robots are currently working on grain, cotton, horticulture and turf farms as well as orchards, and to date have commercially weeded, sprayed or mowed over 300,000 acres of farmland in Australia.

SwarmFarm has delivered around 102 robots to farmers, and these have clocked up over an astounding 202,000 hours of fieldwork. That’s an average of 1980 hrs of work for each bot out there. Every one of them is fully autonomous and sold at commercial, non-subsidised pricing. 👏🏻

Thanks for your support and for following us for regular updates about the robotics community in Australia!

#robotics #innovation #automation #supportroboticsinaustralia

Looking forward to #cottonconference2024 and chatting about all things connected and #collaborativeagriculture Drop into stand 32, we will have many ‘Paired’ partners dropping in as well. 
We deliver centralised and consolidated data. This can be used for management, emissions, compliance and market access, make sure you find out where we can help your management of tech. 
#australiancottonconference #auscotton #agtech #ausagritech #ausag #dataatyourfingertips

See you in London at World Agri-Tech 
September 30 - October 1? Please PM me or ZoomAgri ! Looking forward!

Continuing our partnership with the GRDC, we're pleased to report progress on the SporeScout initiative. The deployment of 60 SporeScout units across Australia's principal wheat regions is setting new standards in agricultural disease management.

What we’re seeking to achieve:
· Delivering real-time, actionable data to farmers and scientific researchers,
· Enhancing their ability to tackle fungal diseases with unprecedented precision.

Discover the details of our ongoing project here: https://lnkd.in/gDAtNa7w

To get involved and stay informed, register here: https://lnkd.in/gzAwifp3

#Agtech #Technology #CropManagement #DiseasePrevention #BioScout #Farming #Agriculture #Research #GRDC Lewis Collins Henry Brindle Geoff Waring Harikesh Pushpapathan Guy Hedley 何凯 Regan Crooks Charles Simons Michelle Demers Karla Gartshore Tom McMenamin Antonio Herrera Andrew T Harris Nicholas Lillywhite Natasha Rawlings Jeffrey Bourne Sebastien Higgs Nicol Mouton Carolina Riddick Wajira Galhena Gina Deng Ben Goodwin Bence Bodó Syed Emaad Rizwan Marley Harmon Helena Viana Robert Williams

💸 Do you know the cost of getting #cropprotection wrong? It is estimated that farmers lose around 20% of crop yields due to mistimed spraying every year.

🕙 Timing is the most critical factor in saving crops from fungal diseases. However, farmers haven’t been given the right tools to know what diseases to manage and when and where sprays are needed to prevent disease outbreaks. BioScout’s scalable early disease detection system will radically change how you manage fungal disease providing you with real-time empirical evidence from your fields.

⚠️ Until recently, growers have had to rely on their instincts or visual observations to schedule fungicide treatments - they either had a complete lack of information on disease presence, or it was already too late to stop the infection since the disease became symptomatic showing visual signs. This leads to many unnecessary and ineffective sprays as well as fungicide resistance and increased environmental degradation.

🌪️ Our IoT stations detect and identify fungal spores & pollen grains with pinpoint accuracy, combining automated air sampling with robotic microscopy, machine vision, artificial intelligence, and weather sensors in conjunction with our disease management software. Based on the ongoing disease cycles and weather conditions, we then send farmers alerts several weeks before the disease becomes visible to make fully informed spraying decisions in a preventive and timely manner.

🇪🇺🇬🇧 Now is the time! BioScout expands into #Europe. Get your sprays right and reach out to me to pre-order our bespoke real-time disease monitoring solution today.

⏳ Don’t wait until symptoms become visible to take action. It’ll be costly and too late. Stay ahead of the disease.

#agriculture #agtech

🚨 Join the F2F team next week as we look at our startup pathway - specifically #madeforagtech -  upcoming Pre Accelerator programs + sprints, and see what the right "next step" 👣 is for you on YOUR agtech startup journey.

🔗 Link to register in the comments 👇🏼 

Join the likes of some of our alumni...

Benjamin Single from Single Agriculture
Edward Barraclough from Drone-Hand PTY LTD (how cool is his drone livestock monitoring - bottom left 😃)

Current Pre Accelerator cohort keen beans..
Karel Malbroukou Moendzenahou of Greenest Sustain
Sam Pritchard of People in Paddocks

✅ Check in the comments to register!

#agtechstartup #australianag #aginnovation #farmtech #agtech #futurefarming

Listen to the newest episode of "Australian Farmers - Telling Our Story" with Angie Asimus and SwarmFarm founders Jocie Bate & Andrew Bate to hear more about the impact artificial intelligence and autonomous machines have on the agricultural industry:

Thrilled to share the news that Whole. has secured a $200k grant under the Commercialisation Bridge Grant (CBG) program to further develop its ground-breaking Whole Ingredient Nutrient Extraction (WINX) technology.

This comes just days after being recognised by AusAgritech at the Australian Agritech Awards 2024 as the leading Food Tech business in Australia 🥳

In its first ever round, Whole. was among 11 companies to receive grant funding under the CBG - a program designed to assist WA innovators in bridging the gap between a commercialized innovation and a sustainable, scalable business.

Check out all the recipients here 👉 https://loom.ly/s_m9wHk

#zerowaste #sustainablefood #NewIndustriesFund Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development

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