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8 episodes
since July 12, 2026
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Episode 3 | Belinda Lay — Farming Smarter: Technology, AI, and the Pillars of AgTech In this episode we sit down with Farmer Belinda Lay to explore how technology is being adopted on a real working farm in regional WA. From sheep tracking collars and IoT sensors to ChatGPT and generative AI, Belind…
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