Articles by René Groeneveld

The new electric grain harvester will be suitable and adaptable for a range of crop types and conditions. “Beans, peas, wheat, canola, lentils, those will be its forte”, Mr Lucas points out. - Photos: LINTTAS

09-11-2023 | Article

LINTTAS: world’s first electric combine with innovative linear threshing system

Grow-tec provides solutions and technology for grow-rooms. - Photos: Grow-tec

24-10-2023 | Article

New crops and higher yields in indoor vertical farming

High-tech leafy green indoor farming is facing a moment of reckoning, Rabobank Research says in a recent report. - Photo: Infarm

19-10-2023 | Article

Turbulent times for indoor farming, but experts remain bullish

Mobile solutions such as iFarm deliver fresh and locally grown salads, herbs or root vegetables all year round under all climatic conditions. - Photo: Ifarm

16-10-2023 | Article

New technologies for cultivation in closed agricultural systems

The company is currently in the planning stages for large scale commercial farms in each capital city. - Photos: Stacked Farm

12-10-2023 | Article

Stacked Farm to build indoor farms in each capital city of Australia

MPT has built a 12-metre broadacre seeder that incorporates moisture-sensing tynes to automatically alter sowing depth according to soil conditions. - Photos: MPT

09-10-2023 | Article

A smart seeder that maps soil moisture and carbon

German company Alpha-Protein is nominated with its automated mealworm production. - Photo: Alpha-Protein

03-10-2023 | News

Five pioneers that are innovating agricultural and food systems

CEO Andrew Bate says SwarmFarm has effectively untethered productivity from ‘big iron’. - Photos: SwarmFarm Robotics

25-09-2023 | News

SwarmFarm introduces Dock and Refill: a game-changer in refilling spray robots

Loam’s microbial technology enables greater volumes of carbon to be stored in soils for longer periods of time. - Photo: Ivan Bandura

25-09-2023 | Article

Seed coating increases a plant’s ability to store carbon in soil

Once key genes for acid tolerance have been identified, the next step will be to undertake an accelerated breeding process, to rapidly develop new locally adapted genetic material, to test in growers’ paddocks. - Photo: GRDC

11-09-2023 | News

Australian scientists develop acid-tolerant chickpea varieties

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René Groeneveld Correspondent for Australia