Agritech stories - Page 2

We are on the cusp of some massive and exciting tech changes in our lives, says NZTech chief Graeme Muller.>>

Thirty of New Zealand’s agritech innovators have finally landed in Silicon Valley this week as they get ready to put their innovations to the test.>>

An upcoming agritech conference in Silicon Valley may have a huge impact on New Zealand’s agritech sector, even from thousands of kilometres away.>>

“While New Zealand currently exports around $1.6 billion of traditional products to the UK, the big growth opportunity is hi-tech.">>

“We’ve always had a number 8 wire culture in farming but it is crucial we power that up with science and technology," says Hemi Rolleston.>>

Agriculture as the very bones of NZ has seen an uprising in the number of startups in the agritech space - but this expert says we can do better.>>

Looking to disrupt the kiwifruit industry, Acuris Systems employed the services of a fellow Kiwi startup's online legal marketplace.>>

Over 30 leaders from technology, scientific, agritech and social enterprise sectors will be speaking in a curated programme of 15 events.>>

Tauranga-based RPL is an early stage R&D company that develops robotics and automation solutions for highly variable agricultural environments.>>

New Zealand’s agritech sector is aware of what’s going on in the technology space, but are struggling to keep up with the pace of change.>>

"Robots never sleep, and this makes them ideal workers. They’ll do the menial work humans should no longer be expected to do.">>

Simply Payroll recently signed a strategic partnership with Federated Farmers providing free set up, training and support for the mobile service.>>

Dunedin-based agri-tech company TracMap has scored investment from Genesis Private Equity, which will help boost GPS tech development.>>

The agritech market doesn’t really sound the domain of the traditional IT reseller, but tap into it in the right way, and there are riches to be had.>>

"There are also opportunities for the application of big data and analytics, particularly as speedy online transfers of data between farmers.">>

The Fieldays Innovation Accelerator is a new initiative sponsored by Callaghan Innovation and aims to help Kiwi innovators rise to the global stage.>>

With ten years of data to look at, it’s clear that the New Zealand tech sector is heading in the right direction.>>

“A typical fertiliser-spreading truck operation will pay for the cost of the unit in terms of savings and efficiencies in around three months.” >>