Agriculture Minister Slams Supermarkets for Milk Levy ‘Farce’
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has backflipped on his opinion of the 10c/litre milk levy imposed by Coles and Woolworths, claiming that the initiative had become an ‘empty media stunt’. Only last month, Minister Littleproud applauded Woolworths for instigating the levy on branded milk products, quoted in a media release saying “Good on you, Woolies.” and […]
Technology Shines at World’s First Fully Autonomous Farm
Meet Angus the farmer. Weighing in at 450kgs, he’s probably on the larger side of most farmers you know, but in actual fact Angus is one of the world’s first mobile robot farmers, working in an ultra high-tech warehouse in Silicon Valley. Iron Ox, the owner of Angus, operates the world’s first fully autonomous farm […]
Swimming Upstream: Advances in Technology Make Salmon Farming More Sustainable
While the adoption of technology has been widely recognised in traditional livestock sectors, several newly developed applications are helping to improve the production and sustainability of the world’s large-scale salmon farms. In Norway, one company is testing the use of facial recognition software to identify and store information on the health of individual fish. Cameras […]