Ceres Tag, an Australian company that has developed a smart ear tag for monitoring cattle, has formed a partnership with US based satellite operator Globalstar to conduct the final stages of large-scale commercial trials of its technology for the provenance and management of livestock. Globalstar said the trials would be a significant scale extension of […]
NZ agritech held back by connectivity issues
Jannat Maqbool, a principal advisor with research firm Ecosystm, says the development of agritech in New Zealand is being held back by lack of pervasive connectivity for agricultural IoT devices and applications. “We can’t crack the connected farm … in the sense that we can’t come up with a solution that integrates with existing infrastructure […]
CropLogic crops up in Victoria
ASX-listed agricultural IoT company, CropLogic (ASX: CLI) has partnered with SproutX — a joint venture between financial advisory company Findex and the National Farmers’ Federation — Mildura Regional Development and the Victorian Government to deploy its technology as part of Mildura Regional Development’s Smart Farm project. CropLogic collects field sensor data, climate data and aerial […]