The Future of Farm Safety Starts Now.
The way we farm is changing and so is risk.
Our virtual event may be over, but the conversations shaping the future of agriculture are just getting started.
Session Recordings
These sessions unpack what that means in practice:
Session 1:
The Farm of the Future
Agriculture is being redefined by innovation, productivity pressures and real-world AgTech. It’s time to rethink safety and risk management in increasingly automated environments.
Session 2:
The Future of Employment
As farming adapts to change, emerging technologies are transforming agricultural employment, shifting roles and requiring new skills to safely operate.
Session 3:
The Future of Insurance
Insurance is keeping pace with data-driven, technology-enabled farming, as automation, climate variability and real-time data reshape risk.
Session 1: The Farm of the Future
From AI and autonomous machinery to robotics, drones, sensors and real-time data, technology is changing how food and fibre are produced. As farming evolves, we need to rethink how we manage risk, safety and day-to-day operations in increasingly automated environments.
The details
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AI, robotics, drones and autonomous machinery are reshaping agriculture
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Growing pressure to improve productivity, reduce costs and operate sustainably
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Charles Sturt University’s Global Digital Farm, real-world agtech innovation and the need to rethink safety and risk management
Panel
Jonathan Medway
Keynote Speaker, Charles Sturt University
Head of Digital and Sustainable Agriculture at Charles Sturt University AgriPark, Jonathan Medway is helping to shape the future of farming through AI, autonomous systems and data-driven initiatives like the Global Digital Farm.
Salah Sukkarieh
Panelist, University of Sydney
Professor Sukkarieh is a global leader in agricultural robotics and autonomous systems, advancing AI-driven technologies changing the future of farming.
Abigail Hickman
Moderator, Safe Ag Systems
Abigail Hickman brings extensive agricultural safety and compliance experience to help farming businesses build safer, more efficient workplaces.
Session 2: The Future of Employment
As farming adapts to change, so too does the nature of work on-farm. Learn how emerging technologies are overhauling agricultural employment, skills, and the future workforce. This shift is redefining roles, creating new opportunities, and challenging the way farms attract, train and manage people.
The details
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The shift from manual labour to more technical, technology-enabled roles in agriculture
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New skills required to work safely alongside AI, automation and advanced systems
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The impact on workplaces, training and recruitment as farms become more automated
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The ability to identify and the value of transferable skills
Panel
Geoff Lucas
The Lucas Group
An Executive Director with 35+ years in recruitment and HR consulting, Geoff is qualified in Agricultural Management and brings lived experience and understanding to agribusiness.
Abigail Hickman
Safe Ag Systems
Abigail Hickman brings extensive agricultural safety and compliance experience to help farming businesses build safer, more efficient workplaces.
Session 3: The Future of Insurance
The future of insurance will be shaped by more than claims, evolving technologies and a changing climate. It will also be shaped by prevention, risk mitigation and the decisions made before things go wrong. For farmers and growers, building resilience for the future starts with action today.
The details
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A better understanding of emerging risks, reviewing whether assets are adequately insured
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Investing in practical risk reduction, and strengthening preparedness before the next disruption hits
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What farmers can do now to build stronger, more resilient farming businesses for the future
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Luke Foster
Achmea Farm Insurance
Leading Achmea’s national commercial team, supporting farmers through a local, specialist insurance approach. Luke brings practical insight to help keep farmers farming.
Stephen Cantwell
Achmea Farm Insurance
Driving Achmea Farm Insurance’s work with large, complex farming operations, bringing nearly a decade of experience to help farmers manage risk and build long-term resilience.
Abigail Hickman
Safe Ag Systems
Abigail Hickman brings extensive agricultural safety and compliance experience to help farming businesses build safer, more efficient workplaces.
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Why it Matters
Farm safety is no longer just about compliance and checklists.
As technology reshapes agriculture, it’s changing how decisions are made, how risks are managed, and how responsibility is shared across teams and systems.
These sessions go beyond theory to help you understand what actions to take now to build a safer, more resilient operation.
Farm safety is no longer just about compliance and checklists.
As technology reshapes agriculture, it’s changing how decisions are made, how risks are managed, and how responsibility is shared across teams and systems.
These sessions go beyond theory to help you understand what actions to take now to build a safer, more resilient operation.
Who Should Watch?
These sessions were designed for anyone interested in how agricultural technology and risk management are shaping the future of farming.
Designed for:
- Progressive farmers and mixed enterprise operators
- Farm managers and safety coordinators
- Agribusiness leaders
- Rural consultants and industry stakeholders
These sessions were designed for anyone interested in how agricultural technology and risk management are shaping the future of farming.
Designed for:
- Progressive farmers and mixed enterprise operators
- Farm managers and safety coordinators
- Agribusiness leaders
- Rural consultants and industry stakeholders
Take the Next Step
If you're thinking about how to apply these insights across your operation, Safe Ag Systems helps bring everything together in one place.
- Digitise safety processes and records
- Track actions and responsibilities across teams
- Maintain visibility over risks, compliance and performance
Start building a safer, more connected operation.
If you're thinking about how to apply these insights across your operation, Safe Ag Systems helps bring everything together in one place.
- Digitise safety processes and records
- Track actions and responsibilities across teams
- Maintain visibility over risks, compliance and performance
Start building a safer, more connected operation.
Why Safe Ag Systems?
For more than 10 years, Safe Ag Systems has supported safer, stronger agricultural operations across Australia.
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