Agritech

Craigmore adds EcoPond to its sustainability drive, using the breakthrough technology to reduce methane on its 400ha dairy farm.

The funds will help accelerate the development and adoption of technologies in horticulture.

Processor trials fluorescence spectroscopy technology to read intramuscular fat in beef and lamb.

The Fieldays Innovation Awards are a popular draw and a globally celebrated initiative.

Sensor aims to accurately and automatically measure intramuscular fat in hot carcases.

The electrification of a farm system is no bowl of cherries – but one Otago farmer has learnt lessons along the way that should help others in pursuit of low-carbon farming.

New way of modelling crops will enable better representation of what is happening on farm.

Recordings of cows going about their daily life are proving to be a valuable source of data when it comes to monitoring their wellbeing.

Work is underway to create a version of the product that works for cows – a far bigger market than lamb, especially in North America where the company has had much of its recent growth.

World-leading public-private partnership invests in methane-inhibiting agritech.

Software helps with restoring fencelines, planning ahead and even lodging insurance claims.

Country offered emergency water management technology to New Zealand after the floods.

Capital raising will back programme to meet needs of dairy farmers.

Implications for farm systems when accuracy is down to mere centimetres.

Minister welcomes innovation in food production by Greengrower.

The new tool will be used to help farmers proactively manage heat stress risks for their animals.

Baked-in efficiencies take the worry out of processing plant.

As a new form of insurance makes headway in Australia and the US, NZ farmers could wonder why it's not yet available here.

Kuaha Matihiko to consolidate sources into a single ‘shopfront’ for land and water data that is otherwise difficult to find and expensive.

Massive display of farm machinery lines up for Island’s biggest agricultural event.

Johne’s disease costs the New Zealand dairy industry millions of dollars in production but a new test may help farmers detect it earlier.

NZ technology works to keep a record of who’s on-farm, doing what.

Study analyses two years of reporting on technology.

Waikato company said it has made strides on solution that meets needs of farmers in a grass-fed system.

Agritech was front-and-centre at Fieldays 2022.

Praised for potentially closing loop in waterway pollution control.

New Zealand’s first large-scale vertical farm will start production at Hamilton this month.

Among many other innovations and agritech solutions found in the Fieldays 2022 Innovation Hub, one that stands out is Waikato University’s practical and affordable solution to the kiwifruit industry’s labour crisis.

Soil amendment technology stores carbon for thousands of years, says lobby group.

A CSIRO report identified key barriers to adoption of new technologies.

Hiring for robotics-related roles has risen significantly in the agricultural sector, with vacancies increasing by 80% between September 2019 and September 2022.

Liquidation labelled a tragedy that will put the country’s horticultural sector back years in its tech efforts.

Winners will be announced at the innovation awards event during Fieldays.

The experimental future vineyard has potential to fill a knowledge gap in the understanding of what happens to grape vines below the soil.

Lincoln Agritech to show off augmented reality tech at Fieldays.

A recently published research project has highlighted digital technologies' important role in hitting emissions reduction targets.