AgTAC Seminars

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2026

From the Lab to the Paddock – Encouraging Adoption Across the Supply Chain by Ashleigh Kilgannon

Soil science supporting digital agriculture by Dr Alexandre Wadoux, James Cook University

2025

Tech-Enabled Landscapes: Mapping, Modelling, and Monitoring Environmental Change by Dr Ben Jarihani, James Cook University

Tools for Optimising Irrigation Management in the Burdekin Sugarcane Growing Region by Dr Eric Wang, James Cook University

Bio-Gene Technology research programs, collaborations, challenges & opportunities by Peter May, BioGene Technology.

Enhanced rock weathering for carbon dioxide capture by Professor Paul Nelson, James Cook University

2024

The Seaweed Revolution by Dr Mark Cyrus, James Cook University

Generative AI and Large Language Models in Agriculture by Muhammad Islam, James Cook University

Tools and technologies to revolutionise animal management practices by Dr Saranika Talukder, James Cook University

The importance of connected waters – Repairing coastal ecosystems under threat by Dr Mahmood Sadat Noori, James Cook University

2023

The role of technology in managing insect pests and improving market access for Australian horticulture by Dr Bronson Phillipa, James Cook University

Getting to Nature Positive: What Data will we Require? By Distinguished Professor Lin Schwarzkopf, James Cook University

Improving the production efficiency and resilience of mango and other tree crops by Dr Ryan Orr

Choosing the Right AgTech: Informed Decision-Making for Successful Adoption by Carrie-Ann Wilson, James Cook University

The tipping point: Unpacking the complexity in determinants of individuals’ decision to adopt or not adopt new technologies and behaviours by Dr Connar McShane, James Cook University

Restoring natural wetland values back in the Great Barrier Reef seascape – turning to big companies for funding investment by Associate Professor Nathan Waltham, James Cook University

2022

Rediscovering wild food to diversify production across Australia’s agricultural landscapes by Dr Adam Canning, James Cook University

Internet connectivity in Australia and the USA by William Harrington, James Cook University

Sustainable Finance Initiative @ JCU: integrating ESG analysis into Environmental Markets initiatives by Dr Ana Leite de Almeida, James Cook University