Path to 2030: Accelerating the adoption of precision and digital agriculture in Australia

About SPAA

SPAA is working to make precision and digital agriculture a practical, everyday part of Australian farming. We connect research, technology and on-farm practice to support better decision-making across the industry.

Australian agriculture is becoming more data-driven, connected and automated. Adoption, however, is not straightforward.

Key gaps remain:

• Research → on-farm application
• Technology → real-world use
• Data → decision-making

SPAA exists to close these gaps and support practical adoption across the value chain.

We don’t conduct research — we make it usable.

Translate

We translate research into practical, usable guidance for growers.

Connect

We bring growers, advisers, researchers and industry together.

Accelerate

We shorten the pathway from idea to on-farm impact.

Over the next five years (to 2030) SPAA is evolving to play a stronger national role. We’re moving:

• From advocacy → to a recognised national authority in digital agriculture
• From individual projects → to scalable capability and learning systems
• From grain-focused → to cross-sector impact
• From informal networks → to structured professional pathways

By 2030, SPAA will:

• Lead national conversations on precision and autonomous agriculture
• Support a recognised learning and certification pathway
• Be a trusted partner across industry, research and government
• Grow a strong, diverse national membership base
• Operate as a sustainable, high-impact organisation

Our work is built around five connected focus areas that guide how SPAA delivers impact across the precision and digital agriculture sector.

We work with RDCs, grower groups, agribusiness and technology providers to turn research into on-farm practice. Together, we deliver:

National capability programs

Extension and adoption initiatives

Cross-sector knowledge transfer

Technology adoption pathways