Top dairy farming family's hi-tech approach to animal health
March 28, 2020
An award winning sharemilking couple have turned to cutting edge technology to help future proof their dairy farm.Sarah and Aidan Stevenson, both 31, say that since adopting hi-tech ear tags to monitor their dairy herd, cow deaths have reduced from 4...
HCL Technologies to conduct Fonterra's major tech overhaul
February 18, 2020
HCL Technologies has signed a deal with New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra to modernise and manage Fonterra’s entire technology infrastructure.The multi-year deal will help to consolidate Fonterra’s technology suppliers under a single umbrella. In addition to enhancing Fon...
MobileTECH Ag 2020 - 7-8 April, Rotorua
February 1, 2020
Brings together 300 technology leaders, innovative developers, early adopters and the next generation of primary industry operators from throughout New Zealand and Australia. MobileTECH is an annual event showcasing the digital technologies transforming the agricultural, hor...
LIC has a new CIO
September 25, 2019
Andrea Black, current GM digital solutions at Genesis Energy, has been appointed CIO at agritech and herd improvement cooperative LIC.She replaces Paul Littlefair, who is now focusing on his director role at ICT consultancy Acuity Partners and as co-founder o...
The 10th anniversary of national horticultural field days in Hawke's Bay is set to be bigger than ever.For the first time it will be spread over two days, in order to pack in the volume of appealing events on offer.Event manager for the Field Days Di Roadley said events from...
A Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm run by a Kiwi looks for agri-tech solutions to global problems.If you are feeling overwhelmed by apocalyptic mid-century climate scenarios, avoidable only if we can radically curb greenhouse gas emissions, consider an even mor...
Agribusiness students wow with unique farm invention
June 13, 2019
A group of teenage Agribusiness students have been turning heads at the annual Fieldays at Mystery Creek, with an invention they hope to take to market.'Bobble Trough' is a 24/7 automated trough float with a small submerged electrode, which releases small amounts of copper i...
Is this the year you take your agribusiness digital?
January 8, 2019
t’s the time of year when people of all backgrounds make new year resolutions, institute new habits and reflect on their journey. It’s not uncommon for business leaders too, to reflect on business performance and goals for the future.Here’s a question for your business...
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