Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

Please note we will be closed for the Christmas and New Year period from December 23 to January 6, 2025. Wishing you and your family a joyful and safe Merry Christmas. Here's to a prosperous and resilient 2025! 🎄

Tickets are now available for Millennia of Ag-Innovation! Don't miss out on this one of a kind event to explore indigenous innovation and contemporary agtech.

📢 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 and help make Millennia of Ag-Innovation an unforgettable event that aims to enhance innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth across the ag industry. Highlights include; 🔶 An Indigenous & Contemporary Agtech Showcase with workshops and demonstrations 🔶 Networking opportunities with innovators across 2 days 🔶 A cultural evening Indigenous performances and authentic cuisine 🔶 Innovation Trail tour featuring Indigenous-led agtech innovations + more. 📅 10-11 February 2025 📍 Cairns, Queensland 🔗 EOI now open: https://lnkd.in/giKCA3de This event is a collaborative initiative involving Farmers2Founders TNQ Drought Hub, LIFES, and Rainstick.

This year, the TNQ Drought Hub partnered with James Cook University to deliver "Sandpit to Seed", a fund that specifically supports Proof of Concept, Prototype or Minimum Viable Product projects to boost sustainability in agriculture. Here’s a snapshot of the two innovations selected: 🌿 EcoSprAI: Using AI-driven image analysis, this tech pinpoints weeds like Prickly Acacia and maps them for precise chemical application, cutting costs and reducing environmental impact. 🤖 BeefVantage: An AI chatbot that provides beef producers with personalised, trusted advice, sparking curiosity and innovation for more resilient and sustainable operations. These projects highlight the power of tech and innovation in shaping a stronger future for our region’s producers. Stay tuned for final reports. https://lnkd.in/gU4fPDNs

We would like to invite all our supporters to take part in our Annual Stakeholder Survey. 👉 Take the Survey: https://lnkd.in/g5j7-bRa If you are someone who has attended a hub related workshop or event, participated in a hub project or activity, read a newsletter or follow us social media – we are eager to hear your thoughts and feedback, so we understand what we are doing well 👍and what needs improvement 👎.

🌍 Celebrate World Soil Day - the Roots of Resilience 🌱 Did you know healthy soil is the foundation of sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, and climate resilience? Today, on World Soil Day, we’re reminded of its essential role in growing our food, supporting ecosystems, and keeping our planet thriving. This year’s theme focuses on the importance of measuring, monitoring, and managing soil sustainably to ensure its health for generations to come. You can help this vital resource by: 🌾 Practicing soil-friendly farming 🌱 Reducing soil erosion and degradation 🌍 Supporting sustainable land management If you have any questions about soil - our soils expert, Dhiraj Gagera is here to help. Send us a message or you can contact him on 0424018003 or dhiraj.gajera@jcu.edu.au #soilhealth #NaturalHeritageTrust

Our latest newsletter is out now, learn about; + Celebrating ag innovation across a millennia + Share your feedback: Hub annual survey + Measure, monitor and manage: World Soil Day + Brush up on your weather warnings https://ow.ly/fi5450UhOYI

Are you a start-up, scale up or ecosystem leader who will shape and amplify the future of AgTech in Queensland? 🙋♀️ Join the Advance Queensland delegation to evokeAG2025 - Asia-Pacific's premier agrifood tech conference held in Brisbane (Feb 18-19) 🌿 Network with global leaders, change makers in agriculture, food manufacturing, research, innovation, investment and policy.  Amplify your network and optimise opportunities for growth 🚀   Expressions of Interest are now open (but hurry, applications close this Thursday!) 👉 https://lnkd.in/gDgd8dSy    #evokeAG2025 #AdvanceQueensland #QueenslandInnovation Department of Primary Industries (Queensland) AgriFutures evokeAG

We were proud to support, and be a part of this years event. Congratulations to all involved bringing together traditional knowledge and technology to create solutions to significant challenges impacting remote communities. Hub Director, David Phelps, Innovation Program Lead Tony Matchett and Adoption Officer Keerah Steele all had the privilege of being a part of the datathon. Tony said, "“It was a powerful event and something very different for some of the participants. But it was exciting change to see the shared future and vision of the different representatives wanting to work with trusted partners to get things happening on country.” 

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 - the one theme that came up time and time again when we asked the team 'what agriculture means' to them for #nationalagday. Our Director David Phelps even put together a little poem with his own reflections. “𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘱, 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘈 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘈 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴” National Farmers' Federation Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry James Cook University Reef Catchments FBA NQ Dry Tropics Gulf Savannah NRM Cape York NRM t #NationalAgDay #AgDayAU