18.02.21

Cyber threats in rural industries – are we prepared?

Digital technologies are everywhere - from helping farmers regulate water use and track soil moisture, remotely control irrigation pumps, help collect and manage genetic information in livestock or drive autonomous and GPS guided machinery, to name just a few. With these technologies comes risk. As rural industries’ reliance on technology, data and information sharing grows, so does the likelihood of potentially devastating cyber attacks.

18.02.21

$7.5 billion annual capital investment needed in Australian agriculture

AgriFutures Australia’s Capital requirements of Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector report has identified an additional $7.5 billion in net capital investment per year is needed if the Australian agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector is to achieve the National Farmers’ Federation $100 billion vision by 2030.