- Around 1000 growers from across the country have gathered for Gatton AgTech Showcase in the Lockyer Valley.
- State-of-the-art innovations in agriculture such as in-field robotics, sensors, drones, on display at the Queensland Government's Gatton Smart Farm.
- Crisafulli Government launches a $3.57 million facility at Gatton Smart Farm designed to support year-round cultivation of vegetables, fruits and berries.
- The Crisafulli Government is delivering a better lifestyle through a stronger economy, after a decade of decline under Labor.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a better lifestyle through a stronger economy, by showcasing Australia's most cutting-edge innovation for producing fruit and vegetables at its purpose-built research and innovation hub the Gatton Smart Farm.
The 2025 Gatton AgTech Showcase event is underway and will attract around 1000 growers, agribusinesses, researchers and industry leaders from across Australia over two days.
It's part of Crisafulli Government's plan to deliver a fresh start and bold vision to increase the value of primary industries production to $30 billion by 2030.
The showcase ensures growers and industry stay at the forefront of technology development and adoption to drive on farm productivity and profitability.
As a part of this year's showcase, the Protected Cropping Centre for Mild Winter Climates will be unveiled to provide increased supply chain opportunities for domestic and export markets of Queensland grown produce.
Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett launched the $3.57 million centre and said AgTech is critical for in driving productivity, profitability and sustainability in Queensland's primary industries.
"The Gatton AgTech Showcase is a testament to Queensland's leadership in agricultural innovation, and a government that backs them," Minister Perrett said.
"It demonstrates how government and industry are working together to secure a prosperous future for our primary industries, which is just part of our bold vision to increase the value of primary industries production to $30 billion by 2030.
"Emerging AgTech solutions such as in-field robotics, sensors, drones and postharvest innovations are key priorities under our Primary Industries Prosper 2050 blueprint.
"They are pivotal to addressing workforce challenges and meeting growing global food demands.
"These actions are in stark contrast to the former government's regime which starved Queensland's primary industries of a vision or a policy platform that backed its growth through a decade of Labor decline."
Hort Innovation CEO Brett Fifield said increasing productivity was a billion-dollar opportunity for the horticulture sector.
"A recent report we released into the factors driving productivity revealed that high adoption of innovation would benefit the Australian industry by about $1 billion annually in additional value added, reaching $22 billion in 2040," Mr Fifield said.
"The Gatton AgTech Showcase is all about providing these productivity solutions and opportunities for adoption.
"Autonomous technology is at the forefront of horticultural innovation and is transforming growers' lives when tackling ongoing issues around labour costs and shortages.
"We're thrilled to be supporting the event through the vegetable and onion research and development levies."
The Gatton AgTech Showcase is funded by Hort Innovation , using the vegetable and onion research and development levies, contributions from the Australian Government and co-investment from the Queensland Department of Primary Industries.
