Advances in technology have improved farming practices while also helping farmers maintain social connections, says Oxford dairy farmer Cameron Henderson.Henderson milks 720 cows on a 240ha farm, and leases a further 200ha, to support his and neighbouring dairy farms.Growing...
Time to get data-smarter
July 31, 2019
Insights from big data are key to New Zealand farming keeping its global edge, writes Wayne McNee.Big data. It's a term that gets thrown around a lot now days but it's one that is going to be critical to the future success of New Zealand farming.Today in New Zealand we're no...
Innovating to face the future
July 31, 2019
Tim McCready talks to Agritech New Zealand's Peter Wren-Hilton about the future of the agritech industry, NZ's place in the world, and how to build an agritech company from here.Read more...
Mapping mānuka
July 31, 2019
Manuka Health turned to Eagle Technology when the Ministry of Primary Industries told honey producers they needed to identify the locations of bee hives if there is a disease outbreak.Te Awamutu-based Manuka Health is one of New Zealand's largest manuka honey producers.It ma...
Keeping ahead of the herd
July 31, 2019
For 23 years New Zealand added around 100,000 dairy cows a year to the national herd. The growth stopped about four years ago. In fact, there has been a small reduction in the number of cows since then.Yet, production continues to rise because, thanks to the work of the Live...
Differences ripe for the picking
July 31, 2019
The ability to adapt producer practices to meet consumer demands is key to survival, says Susan Kilsby.Consumer needs and desires must be front-of-mind if our primary sectors are going to flourish in the future.Like many sectors, our primary sector is starting to experience ...
When your product attracts the attention of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation it’s pretty clear you’re on to something.Dunedin-based agritech company Techion is better known for measuring parasites in livestock. Now its technology is also helping to manage disease am...
Livestock Improvement Corporation (NZX: LIC) (LIC) announces its financial results for the year ending 31 May 2019.Reporting a significant increase in profitability, as well as new records in strength of balance sheet, operating cash flow, and total revenue, the co-op will r...
Safe on-farm driving a virtual reality
July 23, 2019
Contestants in this year's FMG Young Farmer of the Year grand final had an opportunity to drive around a South Otago farm while counting sheep - all without leaving Hawke's Bay.That was thanks to a virtual-reality driving simulator developed by Otago-based CoDrivr which was ...
A Whangarei berry operation says loan funding from the Government's Provincial Growth Fund will help Northland become the hydroponic horticultural capital of New Zealand.The $2.37 million PGF loan was announced today by the Minister of Regional Economic Development Shane Jon...
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