[ARMIDALE, AUSTRALIA – 16 June 2023]  World-leading agritech companies, FarmLab and Restore have joined forces to verify large-scale environmental projects, and help share the story of nature-based solutions. The partnership has kicked off with a 900-hectare mangrove reforestation pilot project in Kenya, with a goal to plant 300,000 trees by the end of 2023, and nine million by 2030. The Restore Kenya project delivers unmatched levels of geotagged and timed data and caters to the surging demand from world-leading companies to prove Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitme ..read more

Agtech company FarmLab was successful in three National Soil Carbon Innovation Challenge Grants totalling $8.4 million to reduce the cost of soil carbon measurement. The Hon Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy announced on Friday the award of eight successful grant projects under the National Soil Carbon Innovation Challenge, aimed at reducing the cost of soil carbon measurement for farmers looking to access carbon offset markets. Australian Agtech company FarmLab were successful in three of the grants, totalling $8.4 million, along with fellow participants University of Qu ..read more

..read more

The combined FarmLab mobile and web app, make data collection in the field easy and significantly reduce the costs involved in running a soil carbon project. Precision Pastures is an Independent Soils, Pastures and Carbon Service, they use the latest technology, satellite imagery and GPS soil testing equipment to assist farmers across Australia to achieve their production objectives. They are a data focussed company, providing clients with objective results when it comes to their soil and supporting their interpretation with direct access to our agronomists and support experts. Precision Past ..read more

Carbon projects are expensive. A lot of that is due to the complexity of the governance and measurement requirements involved. Choosing the right software to use is all about ROI and reducing this cost. When a user develops a soil carbon project, they must take a series of steps to comply with registration. These include: -        Defining the legal land boundaries and project boundaries. -        Excluding any areas that are not going to be used in the project. -        Stratifying an area ..read more

Australian Agtech company FarmLab has raised $750,000 from Venture Capital firm Artesian Ventures and their GRDC backed ‘GrainInnovate’ fund, and private investors the Prove Group to scale-up it’s soil management platform in light of the increasing focus on Carbon Offsets. Sam Duncan, CEO and cofounder, said ‘FarmLab’s mission is to help farmers sustainably manage their soil, and with the increasing focus on ‘carbon farming’ across Australian Agriculture, this is a fantastic opportunity to scale up our technology to support the wide-spread management of soil carbon.’ FarmLab, a software compa ..read more

..read more

Boorook is a 1,200ha family farming operation North of Mortlake in Victoria. The Allen family from Mortlake in Victoria have been at Boorook for over 100 years so they must be doing something right. David Allen and his son Nick and families have been very successful cattle producers supplying finished cattle to either the EU, JBS or the supermarkets. Their work with environmental management and animal welfare have led them to be nominated as one of McDonalds Flagship Farms – the only one in Australia and amongst about 40 scattered around the world. Their interest in sustainability has prompte ..read more

..read more

..read more