When will Agtech bring an end to working 20-hour days at seeding and harvest time, so farmers can spend quality time with family and watch the cricket? When will there be an automatic gate opener that’s failsafe and affordable? And how might agricultural robotics automation regenerate regional towns by creating a whole new crop of boots-on-the-ground skilled local jobs?

Our host Grey Johnston caught up with Innovation Cluster’s Managing Director and Co-Founder of Agristart, Tash Teakle, to find out how their programs are connecting researchers and tech start-ups with growers to trial innovations, putting technology and data in the hands of farmers and, ultimately, reduce costs, improve yield and make life easier on the farm.

Cunderdin-born and raised, with a PhD in Plant Biology and a background as an agricultural scientist, Tash is an experienced researcher, facilitator, grant writer and innovation specialist keen to share her passion for advancing Agtech and agrifood in WA.

Find out what’s happening in WA’s leading business development program, Agristart HARVEST (proudly sponsored by CSBP), while our farmers are busy harvesting. Discover why WA is well-placed as a testbed and hotbed for innovation in everything from alternative protein food technology to robotics automation. And what’s got Tash really excited about Asia Pacific's premier agrifood innovation event, AgriFutures evokeAG, coming to WA in 2024?

Want to know more about Innovation Cluster’s Agristart, the HARVEST program and AgriFutures evokeAG 2024? Visit the Innovation Cluster and evokeAG websites for details.

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WA Innovations in Agtech and agrifood with Agristart by Innovation Cluster

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