SmartShepherd news archive

“Without a doubt SmartShepherd tags are one of the most exciting inventions in recent times” - Alistair Campbell, Earnscleugh Station, NZ

Australian agtech start-ups have success in global innovation awards - Sheep Central

Smart tags to mother-up progeny - The Northern Daily Leader

Sheep smart tags achieve 96% pedigreed accuracy within 48 hours - Sheep Central

“The SmartShepherd pedigree system is much cheaper than DNA testing and will save us a great deal in time and labour compared to mothering-up by hand.“ - Trevor Ryan, Quandialla Station, Australia

• Everything IoT Food and Agriculture Forum 2019 Jun 27, 2019
  Showcasing Australia's Agtech Innovation
• Glenwood merinos story Mar 25, 2019
  Glenwood Merinos is using SRS genetic principles and native perennials to drive their internationally renowned premium wool enterprise
• Westpac 2018 Businesses of Tomorrow Jul 20, 2018
  SmartShepherd in the 200 Westpac Businesses of tomorrow 2018
• Agfunder Innovation Award Mar 20, 2018
  SmartShepherd Agfunder 2018 Award - Most Innovative International Startup Pre-Series A Winner: SmartShepherd
• Why your ewes are important to measure Aug 17, 2018
  Genetics overview - maternal characteristics
• SmartShepherd hits the road Mar 02, 2018
  SmartShepherd road tripping and rural events
• Maternal Pedigree at the touch of a tag (Northern Daily Leader) Nov 21, 2017
  Stud breeders will soon be able to collect maternal pedigree data easily with the development of a smart tag to gather information.
• Sheep smart tags achieve 96pc pedigreed accuracy within 48 hours Nov 20, 2017
  AUSTRALIAN sheep producers could be using new maternal pedigree technology on a commercial scale as early as March next year.
• TechCrunch at the HAX 10 demo day Sep 15, 2017
  TechCrunch at the HAX 10 demo day in San Francisco
• SmartShepherd announces availability of their world first pedigree system for sheep and cattle Oct 09, 2017
  Original media release
• Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show Jul 17, 2017
  Visiting the Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show
• HAX - the hardware accelerator Jul 04, 2017
  Attending HAX10 in 2017
• Agriculture innovation hub SproutX opens Melbourne coworking space Feb 07, 2017
  SproutX, the innovation hub launched late last year by Findex and the National Farmers’ Federation to focus on encouraging innovation in the agricultural sector, has today announced the official opening of its Melbourne coworking space and the appointment of Michael Dean, cofounder of AgFunder, to its board.
• SproutX pre-accelerator pitch 2016 Nov 27, 2016
  SproutX pre-accelerator program pitch from SmartShepherd (video)
• Westpac Blue Chilli Agribusiness Innovation Challenge 2015 Sep 15, 2015
  2016 Westpac Blue Chilli innovation challenge - SmartShepherd finalists