Chair, GRDC
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Grains and cotton research bodies GRDC and CRDC announce a $5.5m, five-year partnership with agtech firm Goanna Ag to build a network of weather stations warning growers about hazardous spray conditions.
Main Sequence announces Australian Ethical has joined its second fund as a strategic backer, pairing ethical capital with deep tech investing to address challenges across health, food, space and industrial productivity.
Investors at the evokeAG conference urged Australian agtech founders to pursue global markets. GRDC and Artesian committed $50 million to the GrainInnovate fund, and Austrade launched its Agriculture 4.0 connecting platform.
Artesian Venture Partners and the Grains Research and Development Corporation have launched GrainInnovate, an agtech fund, with a $25 million GRDC cornerstone commitment toward a $50 million pool backing startups serving Australian grain growers.