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Agtech - So What?

Sarah Nolet

We tell the stories of innovators at the intersection of agriculture and technology to answer the question: what really is agtech and why should you care?

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  • 23 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 39 min
  • English

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  • #201
    Dec 10, 2025 · 47 min

    Making underwater forestry scalable and sustainable, with Andrew Morgan

    This episode tells the story of Hydrowood, a pioneering natural-capital business salvaging submerged native timber in Tasmania, and the challenges of building a capital-intensive venture within environmental constraints. Guest host Adam Taylor speaks with co-founder Andrew Morgan about investment hurdles, machinery choices, crowdfunding pivots, and the future of sustainable forestry. Companies: Hydrowood • Topics: natural-capital, innovation, business-model, climate-risk

  • #200
    Nov 26, 2025 · 32 min

    Have we hit the tipping point for autonomy in ag? with Shane Thomas and Matthew Pryor

    The episode explores how autonomous machinery in agriculture has rapidly shifted from experimental to commercially viable, with emerging sales channels, dealership involvement, and a maturing market structure in Australia. Sarah Nolet, Matthew Pryor and Shane Thomas also unpack global autonomy trends and the evolving crop-protection landscape. Topics: autonomy-robotics, farm-machinery, ag-tech-adoption, ag-retail

  • #199
    Nov 12, 2025 · 44 min

    The business case for electrifying agriculture, with Mike Casey

    Tech entrepreneur turned farmer, Mike Casey runs the world’s first fully electric farm in New Zealand, proving that electrification can cut costs and emissions while boosting profitability. In this episode, Mike and Sarah explore the economics, challenges, and opportunities of going electric on his cherry farm (and how easily it can be done in other contexts).

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