What’s happening?
Queensland has opened applications for innovators keen to join Team Queensland at evokeAG 2026.
The call is open to primary producers, Queensland-based businesses, social enterprises, startups and AgTech ecosystem leaders.
Department of Primary Industries Acting Deputy Director General Ashley Bacon said the event gives strong exposure.“This is a chance for innovators to raise their profile, grow their networks, attract investment to Queensland and represent the very best our state has to offer,” Mr Bacon said.
He said the delegation reflects the work already underway across Queensland.“Team Queensland represents the innovation, talent and real-world solutions being developed and in use across our diverse landscapes to boost profitability, productivity and sustainability as we drive toward boosting primary production output to 30 billion dollars by 2030.
Now in its fourth year, the Team Queensland delegation continues to strengthen the state’s reputation as a national leader in AgTech innovation, sustainability and productivity.”
Why it matters
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation Deputy Director General of Innovation Jasmine Vreugdenburg said the state aims to support strong AgTech ideas.
“We are committed to empowering Queensland’s brightest AgTech entrepreneurs and fostering an ecosystem that drives growth and resilience in the state’s primary industries,” Ms Vreugdenburg said.
She said evokeAG helps innovators connect with wider opportunities.“Events like evokeAG help to connect our Queensland-based innovators with global opportunities, enabling them to seek investment, scale up their solutions and contribute to the state’s economic future.”
Local impact
Team Queensland highlights solutions already active across Queensland’s landscapes.
It also supports primary producers who want to explore new technology.
By the numbers
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Fifteen innovators will be selected to form the Team Queensland cohort for 2026.
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Each delegate will receive a full-rate registration ticket valued at 1,750 dollars for evokeAG.
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EvokeAG will take place in Melbourne on 17 and 18 February 2026.
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The 2026 delegation will mark the fourth Team Queensland group.
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Applications will close at noon on 10 December 2025.
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Successful applicants will be notified of their selection on 19 December 2025.
Zoom in
Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) are working together to support innovators shaping Queensland’s primary industries.
Zoom out
EvokeAG is a major national agrifood innovation event and provides a platform for Queensland innovators to take part.
What to look for next
Applications close on 10 December, and results will be issued on 19 December.