Farmers, researchers, advisors, and agribusinesses will come together on Wednesday 16 July for Birchip Cropping Group (BCG)’s highly anticipated Ag Tech Expo, a full-day event showcasing cutting-edge digital tools and technologies designed to support the future of farming.
Held in Charlton at Charlton Park, the expo will spotlight automation, precision agriculture, sensor technologies, and weed control innovations through a practical, grower-focused lens.
“With tighter margins and more data than ever, it’s critical we help farmers translate technology into decisions. This event is a step toward building the digital confidence and capability that the future demands. Growers are often told they should be using more data or digital tools, but this expo will help them understand exactly how to use what they’ve got, and where to go next,” said event organiser, BCG’s Jess Bidstrup. “The event is designed to take some of the guesswork out of ag tech. We will cover what’s practical and profitable on-farm right now, but also what’s possible and perhaps not so far away.”
The Expo will feature an impressive lineup of speakers, with representatives from organisations such as Pairtree Intelligence, Society of Precision Agriculture Australia CSIRO, Charles Sturt University, Single Agriculture, and INCYT, presenting alongside farmers. “We know that the most powerful learning often happens between growers. When farmers can share experiences and ask practical questions, it accelerates understanding and adoption,” says Bidstrup.
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Grain Automate program, led by the Society of Precision Agriculture Australia (SPAA) will feature throughout the day with facilitator Edward Scott, delivering workshops about variable rate technology (VRT), farm mapping, and getting your farm ready for autonomy through data collection. The sessions will provide hands-on demonstrations in VRT, data mapping, and system integration.
A highlight of the day will be a panel discussion addressing ‘The future of weed control technologies’ featuring Charles Sturt University’s Professor Michael Walsh, Ben Single (Single Agriculture), Bailey Kilpatrick (SwarmFarm Robotics) and Warakirri Cropping’s Baingarra site manager, Jono Robinson, and ‘On-farm sensors for more informed decision making’ with Gallagher Animal Management and INCYT.
Attendees at the BCG Ag Tech Expo will also have time to view technology demonstrations and interact with a range of exhibitors such as O’Connors, AgCloud, SwarmFarm Robotics, Precision Ag, Weed-IT Australia, MagrowTec, and Single Agriculture, showcasing practical tools and innovations.
The Ag Tech Expo is proudly supported by the Grain Automate program, facilitated by SPAA. Grain Automate is a Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) initiative on behalf of Australian grain growers aimed at accelerating the adoption of machine automation, autonomy and digital technologies in the Australian grains industry.
Registrations are essential and now open at www.bcg.org.au.
