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SOUTH Australian arti- ficial intelligence com- pany GoMicro is rolling out its new grain assess- ment technology in Aus- tralia, paving the way towards more consist- ent quality controls and stable grain and pulse prices.
working with Queens- land grain, seed and pulse trader PB Agrifood to assess the quality of soybeans sold by local farmers,” Dr Krish said.
Ms McIntyre said.
“We believe that the
“It will enable us to match these percentages to our intake standards and categorise the beans,” Ms McIntyre said.
tal assets that can be trad- ed online”.
Based at Flinders Uni- versity’s nigh-tech New Venture Institute at Tons- ley Innovation District in Clovelly Park, Adelaide, GoMicro chief executive officer Dr Sivam Krish said the multi-grain as- sessor gives growers and domestic and export markets a quick and bet- ter way to grade crops, accurately testing more than 1200 grains in one sample – compared to the existing scanner-based method which assesses about 200 well-separated grains at a time.
PB Agrifood has sev- eral uses for soybeans including whole beans, flour, kibble and meal.
“We look forward to making our phone-based AI assessment technol- ogy affordable and avail- able to the entire grain industry.”
“GoMicro relies on the excellent quality of phone cameras and Amazon web services to deliver low-cost high-precision quality grain and other produce assessments to farmers worldwide,” Dr Krish said.
GoMicro’s grain assess- ment technology is also being trialled in wheat grown in India, corn in Ghana and negotiations are well advanced to ex- pand the assessor rollout with a large Indian ag- tech company to use on grain, corn and soy pro- curement.
In the first Australian trial, PB Agrifood field officer Kate McIntyre said the Toowoomba- based company hopes the GoMicro Assessor will be “very useful in day-to- day operations”, making digitisation solutions ac- cessible to the company as well as growers to pro- duce fair pricing based on objective assessment.
implementation of the technology developed by GoMicro will allow us to establish the quality of the soybeans at intake more quickly and accu- rately.”
“We are still imple- menting the technology into our intake process, with a few changes to be made, for example our current standards work off a weight sample whereas with the GoMi- cro app the sample will be based on the number of individual beans.
“We are looking at yet more design and AI fea- tures to achieve optimal imaging conditions rap- idly, even in the field,” Dr Krish said.
“When PB Agrifood heard about GoMicro and the use of AI tech- nology to classify grain and pulses, we thought about how this technol- ogy could improve effi- ciency and accuracy in our intake of soybeans,”
Currently, PB Agrifood staff manually categorise these soybeans based on the relevant standards.
Each of these require different standards of soybeans.
“We hope that the technology will result in growers getting a fairer and faster categorisation of their soybeans.”
GoMicro has developed a range of phone camera techniques and flexible web-based and artificial intelligence technologies to promote primary pro- duction and profitability via pest and food product surveillance and now the new grain, pulses, cof- fee and tea assessment method for farmers and consumers around the world.
The GoMicro technolo- gy assesses the soybeans into five categories and creates a table of results for each defect, including the percentage of defec- tive beans in each cat- egory.
Dr Krish said the GoMi- cro technology has shown the potential for farmers to capitalise on low-cost high-quality grain as- sessments to “transform entire harvests into digi-
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2022
OCT 19 – Poultry Industry Golf Day, Sydney, Australia, info@ew-nutrition. com
OCT 30-NOV 1 – Poultry Tech Summit, Altanta, US, www.wpsa.com
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NOV 8-10 – European Symposium on Poultry Genetics, Hannover Germany, www.espg2022.org
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“Accurate verifiable assessment will greatly reduce quality-related as- sessment risks for all par- ties in the supply chain,” Dr Krish said.
The new system reduces the risk of wasted produc- tion and trade disputes which often involves more subjective human quality assessment.
Currently, staff manually categorise soybeans based on the relevant standards, whereas the GoMicro tech- nology assesses the soybeans into five categories and creates a table of results for each defect.
“This direct digital manufacturing facility at Flinders University is
GoMicro chief executive officer Dr Sivam Krish.
Countdown to Ag Day
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the globe, catch up with acquaintances and to also meet a few new people.
and the beginning of a very fruitful relation- ship.
While in France, I had the pleasure of meet- ing with the Grimaud Group and visiting some of their excellent duck facilities.
They even had the Australian flag on dis- play for our arrival.
Their hospitality and desire to share and col- laborate made for some fantastic discussions,
A nd, don’t forget to register your interest to attend the PHA Ideas Exchange – spots are filling fast.
Visit poultryhub.org to read about our success- ful Poultry Grad event and a bit more about the World Poultry Congress.
Poultry Hub Australia was able to showcase its virtual chicken resource at the World Poultry Congress.
AUSTRALIAN agricul- ture’s biggest day of the year is on Friday No- vember 18, 2022, when the nation comes togeth- er to celebrate National Agriculture Day.
tic opportunity to show- case the new practices and technologies making farmers more sustainable and productive.
“The important part is to take a moment to ap- preciate and enjoy some great Aussie farm-grown food and fibre.”
After two years of scaled-back events, Ag- Day is back and planning to be bigger than ever.
“People are always amazed at the science and ingenuity that happens behind the farmgate,” Ms Simson said.
Here are our top tips on how you can get involved in #AgDayAU 2022:
Organisers are calling on communities across Australia to start plan- ning their celebrations – with a target to reach over 300 registered events in 2022.
“This AgDay, we’re sharing and celebrating the innovation that goes into producing the food and fibre products we en- joy every day.”
• Host your own AgDay lunch, barbecue or event, and make sure you regis- ter your event to get a free AgDay event pack
The website agday.org. au is now live and open for people to register their own events.
There are no limits to how you can celebrate AgDay.
• Attend one of the offi- cial AgDay events hosted by the National Farmers’ Federation and partners – keep your eye out on the website and socials for details
Registrants will receive a complementary event kit loaded with AgDay goodies.
Start planning now to gather your family, friends and workmates to mark the day.
• Enter the #AgDayAU photo and video compe- tition – submit a photo or video of agriculture in action for the chance to win great prizes – entries open in October
As well as community- led events, the National Farmers’ Federation will be coordinating events in major cities to put agri- culture front and centre on the day.
“It’s always wonderful to see communities come together on AgDay to cel- ebrate Aussie farming,” Ms Simson said.
• Share your thoughts online by posting on social media, tagging #AgDayAU
NFF president Fiona Simson said this year’s theme of ‘Innovation in Agriculture’ is a fantas-
“There is no wrong way to celebrate.
“It doesn’t matter where you live, that connection to farming is such an im- portant part of our iden- tity as Australians.
• Shop the
Farmers 2022’ collection and show your support for our farmers all year round.
“It could be a paddock picnic or an office morn- ing tea.
To find out more, visit agday.org.au
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