What’s happening?
The Queensland Government has opened applications for Team Queensland at evokeAG 2026. The call is open to primary producers, local businesses, social enterprises, startups and AgTech ecosystem leaders.
DPI Acting Deputy Director General Ashley Bacon said the event offers strong value. “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 shows what is taking place 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
DETSI Deputy Director General of Innovation Jasmine Vreugdenburg said support for innovators remains a priority.
“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 expands access for local innovators. “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 ideas and solutions already in use across the state and supports primary producers taking up new technology.
By the numbers
- Fifteen people will be selected to form Team Queensland for the 2026 delegation.
- Each delegate will receive a full rate evokeAG registration valued at 1,750 dollars.
- The evokeAG 2026 event will take place in Melbourne on 17 and 18 February 2026.
- This upcoming delegation will mark the fourth year of the Team Queensland program.
- Applications for Team Queensland close at noon on 10 December 2025.
- 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) continue to back innovation that supports primary industries and AgTech.
Zoom out
EvokeAG is a national agrifood innovation event that brings local and global connections together.
What to look for next
Applications remain open until 10 December. Successful applicants will be contacted on 19 December.
