31 OCTOBER: FOOD & FARM TOUR
8:00am to 3.00pm
Agronomy Breakfast
Join us for a unique industry breakfast celebrating the flavours of Bowen, featuring inspiring talks from industry experts to kick off the Grown in NQ farm technology tour.
Farm Tour
Showcasing both vegetable and orchard cropping, this tour offers an in-depth look at on-farm automated irrigation systems and introduces you to growers who use cutting-edge digital technology to manage irrigation, monitor weather patterns, track soil conditions, optimize crop health, and ensure compliance—all through a customizable digital app. Discover how growers are tracking the migration of Fall Armyworm to detect early signs of infestation and tailoring spray technology to meet their farm’s specific needs. The tour will also feature the latest advancements in agriculture drones, beneficial insects, and high-speed orchard scanning powered by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for yield estimation.
Networking Luncheon
The GrownInNQ 2024 Food and Farm Tour will conclude with an exclusive industry luncheon, featuring a panel session with innovative growers at the forefront of ag tech. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with leading ag tech experts and industry professionals.
Tickets: SOLD OUT
1 NOVEMBER: AG TECH & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
8.30am to 3.00pm
Free Entry
The GrownInNQ Innovation Showcase is a premier event highlighting the cutting-edge advancements in agricultural technology from across Australia. This expo will feature live demonstrations of the latest innovations, providing hands-on opportunities to see how these technologies can be applied directly to farming operations. Industry experts will deliver insightful presentations, offering valuable guidance on how growers can adopt these new tools and systems to drive efficiency, sustainability, and profitability on their farms. From precision farming and automated irrigation to drone technology and AI-driven crop management, the showcase is designed to equip growers with the knowledge and resources to stay ahead in the evolving agriculture landscape. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with ag tech pioneers, and explore how these advancements can be tailored to their unique farming needs, ensuring a future-ready approach to agriculture.
Priority Check In
This event will check in visitors using the Onside app. Remember – you are visiting a working farm research station and Biosecurity rules apply. A foot bath will be provided. Prior to your arrival, please download the free Onside app here: https://get.onside.co.nz/join-onside
Once you are set up, search for the ‘AG Innovation Expo’ to check in.
On the app, you will have access to:
Check-in and check-out, event program and the site map.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
EXHIBITORS AT THE AGTECH & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
| FIELD DEMONSTRATIONS | MAIN STAGE |
| 09:00 am Digital Tools to Manage On-Farm Biosecurity – with Rosalie Daniels (AUSVEG) and Guy Davidson (Onside) | |
| 09:20 am Soil Health – with Metagen | |
| 09:40 am Advanced Vegetable Mechanisation to Maximise Labour and Cost Efficiency – with Julie O’Halloran | |
| 10:00 am Real-Time Supply Chain Visibility – with Christian Patterson | |
| 10:20 am Innovation Readiness Assessment ‘Ag Valuate’ – with Kara-Glenn Worth | |
| —— BREAK FOR DEMONSTRATIONS —— | |
| 10:45 am Disease Control and Healthier Soils – with Metagen | |
| 11:10 am Biodegradable Mulch Film – with Bio-Plastics Australian | |
| 11:35 am Strip Tillage with DAF | |
| 12:00 pm Cover Cropping with DAF | |
| 12:20 pm Customisable Spray Technology – with Interlink | |
| 12:45 pm Agriculture Drones – with NQ Aerovation | |
| 13:00 pm SwarmBot – with Mulgowie Farming Company | |
| 13:20 pm Robotic Packing System – Live Feed – with Lyro Robotics | |
| 13:40 pm Digital Automation – with Sharon Chapman | |
| 14:00 pm Closing the loop between pest detection, decision and action – with RapidAIM | |
| 14:20 pm AgTech Resources for Greater Whitsunday – with Jennifer Emmett | |
| 14:40 pm Key Considerations in Modern Farming – with Peter Hocking |
