Agrecon: Archived News

28.11.2005
Agrecon online services temporarily unavailable on Wednesday, 30th of November
Due to necessary hardware maintenance, Agrecon's online systems will be temporarily unavailable on Wednesday the 30th of November. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

1.11.2005
Agrecon lodges a project proposal with AusIndustry to develop an Australian wide AgreRISK information system
This represents the culmination of three years of planning, industry consultation and preliminary drafts. The project will build on the functionality and content of our existing AgreMAPS and AgrePRECISE systems. [more>]

17.10.2005
High resolution ortho-rectified aerial photography over Australian sugar inustry
High resolution ortho-rectified aerial photography over the Australian sugar industry to be added to Agrecon’s on-line AgrePRECISE system to facilitate detailed mapping in support of Land and Water Management Planning [more>]

1.10.2005
Agrecon and MDA sign a ground-breaking agreement with the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC).
The AgreCAN system will build on our existing AgreMAPS and AgrePRECISE systems at regional and local scales by developing additional functionality… [more>]

1.10.2005
Agrecon to assist SDX in developing additional attribute data for its national land information system.
SDX already provides on-line public access to property boundary information about any parcel of land in Australia through a low cost transaction based service… [more>]

1.09.2005
Agrecon teams up with Yeppoon based Resource Consulting Services (RCS).
RCS is a national leader in provision of agronomic and financial planning advice to leading enterprises in the pastoral industry as well as the high value added cropping sector… [more>]

1.09.2005
Agrecon to assist MDA Corporation in servicing the global multi-peril information requirements of Willis Risk Solutions.
At a recent meeting in London, MDA personnel agreed to support Willis in the development of an integrated agricultural risk assessment solution for Mexico. This is to be followed by ongoing discussions to support Willis’s agricultural insurance activities in Turkey, Spain, China and Uzbekistan.

1.08.2005
Agrecon wins 4th SRDC contract to develop information system for Australian sugar industry
Agrecon wins a fourth SRDC contract to develop information system functionality for improved Land and Water Management Planning in the Australian sugar industry. [more>]

1.08.2005
Agrecon and MDA Corporation sign a co-operation agreement with RapidEye.
RapidEye is a German consortium based in Brandenberg that is building a constellation of 5 imaging satellites for monitoring global agricultural production… [more>]

1.07.2005
Agrecon and MDA Corporation sign a multi-million dollar agreement to undertake an operational trial of new risk profiling and risk transfer pricing techniques.
Agrecon and MDA Corporation sign a multi-million dollar agreement to undertake an operational trial of new risk profiling and risk transfer pricing techniques. [more>]

1.07.2005
Agrecon and MDA Corporation to service the global commodity production and multi-peril risk information requirements of the New York and London based Willis Corporation.
Willis Risk Solutions have signed an agreement with MDA Corporation that requires Agrecon to develop risk profiling and risk transfer pricing analytical techniques in support of the development of a business rising from the expansion of global agricultural re-insurance markets.

1.06.2005
Agrecon signs 10 year Master Task Order with MDA
Agrecon has signed a 10 year Master Task Order with Vancouver based MDA Corporation aimed at developing insurance and financial markets for global agribusiness. [more>]

1.04.2005
Agrecon completes $200,000 MDA contract
Agrecon has completed a 2 month $200,000 contract with MDA Corporation to develop crop yield risk profiling and risk transfer pricing procedures for Agricore United, Canada’s larges, vertically integrated grain handling corporation. [more>]

1.12.2004
Agrecon awarded 3rd SRDC contract to deliver FMS training across the Sugar Industry.
Agrecon awarded a third SRDC contract to deliver farm management system training across the Sugar Industry. [more>]

1.11.2004
Agrecon welcomes Don Chambers
Agrecon welcomes Don Chambers as Senior Manager, Market Development and Client Services… [more>]

20.10.2004
Agrecon to Develop a Farm Management System for SRDC
Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC) has awarded Agrecon $310,000 for 3 projects over the next 18 months to develop a web based Farm Management System for the Australian Sugar Industry… [more>]

1.10.2004
North American Pilot Project
Agrecon and MacDonald Dettwiler and Asociates have embarked on a 3 month pilot project in southern Manitoba… [more>]

10.09.2004
Corporate Restructuring
Agrecon has adopted a new corporate structure that reflects a change in shareholding, new partnerships, increased emphasis on commercial deployment of web based information systems and expansion into overseas markets… [more>]

1.09.2004
A Second Grassland Mapping Project
National Parks and Wildlife Service of NSW has engaged Agrecon to undertake a project to map localised differences in remnant grasslands and grassy woodlands across the Shoalhaven River Valley. This follows the success of a similar study by Agrecon in the Monaro Region last year.

20.08.2004
Bundling Information System Subscriptions with Broadband Delivery
Agrecon has reached an agreement with several wholesalers of telecommunications services to enable landholders and other community stakeholders throughout rural, regional and remote Australia to gain access to our on-line AgrePRECISE information system… [more>]

1.08.2004
Information System Best Practice Evaluation for Canada’s NLWIS
Agrecon has been engaged by MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates as a sub-contractor to the Canadian Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food to evaluate best practices in on-line information systems as a guide to the development of a National Land and Water Information Service… [more>]

27.07.2004
Agrecon awarded $200,000 Contract from MDBC
The Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC) has awarded a $200,000 contract to Agrecon to acquire data and generate reliability and growth estimates for the number and storage capacity of private hillside farm dams within the uplands of 22 catchments comprising the Murray-Darling Drainage Division. [more>]

1.07.2004
Agrecon & MDA visit Central Canada & USA
Agrecon and MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates completed a preliminary series of visits throughout central Canada and USA in preparation for a pilot project during the latter half of 2004 that will assess local requirements and determine what changes are necessary to facilitate the commercial deployment of Agrecon’s on-line information systems for agricultural industry stakeholders in North America.

1.06.2004
Agrecon: leading supplier of online information systems
The Canadian Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) has identified Agrecon as a leading supplier of online information systems… [more>]

1.05.2004
Co-operation Agreement with MDA
Agrecon negotiated a Co-operation Agreement with MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates, a global leader in satellite control systems and information products. This relationship will facilitate a progressive global roll-out of AgreMAPS and AgrePRECISE on-line forecasting and risk management information systems for regional, farm level and agricultural value chain management.

27.02.2004
State of the Environment Reporting
The Australian Capital Region has contracted Agrecon to provide SOE analysis and reporting services for the next four years. Agrecon's service will include online access by 17 local councils to ongoing climate and vegetation monitoring. [more>]

25.11.2003
NPWS Monaro Grassland Mapping
Agrecon has been awarded the National Parks and Wildlife contract to map grasslands and grassy woodlands in the Monaro region. The outcome of this project will contribute to the Snowy Monaro Biodiversity Conservation Strategy.

30.06.2003
CropPRECISE now available
Agrecon's decision support system for agricultural applications is now available to subscribers. [more>]

16.05.2003
Sugar Industry Network grant
Agrecon was today given an Information Technology Online grant to support the development of a crop forecasting and supply chain management system for the Australian Sugar Industry... [go>] [more>]

20.02.2003
Agrecon's successful application - Telstra Broadband Fund
Agrecon has been awarded a grant from the Telstra Broadband Fund to develop and implement its CropPRECISE system. [go>]

8.01.2003
SPOT 5 Imagery Commercially Available
Agrecon can provide data from the new SPOT 5 satellite. Higher spatial resolution data now available - (10 m colour, 5 m or 2.5 m black and white). Contact us for more detail. [go>]

7.01.2003
SPOT VI Imagery
Agrecon has signed a contract with SPOT to receive regular 10 day composites from the SPOT VI sensor. This data will improve the speed and reliability of national crop forecasting. [go>]

7.01.2003
Improved crop forecasting models
Our latest crop yield forecasting models for 20 major crops are now more reliable than ever. Historically, the Australian national wheat crop has been predicted within 0.5% accuracy for one year in two. [go>]

1.09.2000
Australian Technology Showcase Invitation
Agrecon becomes and invited member of the Australian Technology Showcase.

1.06.2000
Australian Technology Award for Agrecon
Agrecon was announced as a winner of the Australian Technology Award for Excellence in the Development of Technology for an Organistation Employing less than 50 people.

Agrecon was also a finalist in the Chairmans Award where presentations were made at a glittering ceremony at the Western Ballroom in Sydney.

1.06.1999
AusIndustry R & D Start grant
Agrecon was today granted $1.25 million to develop satellite imagery based regional crop forecasting and yield maps for precision farming.

1.05.1999
Best Exhibition at Birdchip Field Day
Agrecon wins the award for best exhibition for it's booth at the Birdchip Field Day.