News & Stories

ANNOUNCEMENT: Agritech gets $29.9million in budget

The 2023 NZ Government Wellbeing budget has seen a positive injection of agritech support that will drive higher paying jobs and new export revenues.

Sprout: Investing into agritech with Aimer Farming

Aimer Farming's app monitors accumulated growth rates for paddocks, thanks to investment from Sprout.

Agritech News: On tour with the ITP

We are half-way through the Agritech Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) Connect Tour and it’s been fantastic to meet so many of you in person.

Agritech News: Racing into 2023

Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the floods across Tairāwhiti Gisborne, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and other areas.

Onside: Battling biosecurity with tech

Biosecurity is one of the biggest concerns in the New Zealand primary industries. Tech company Onside have developed an app to protect our farms from incursions.

AgriTechNZ News: Meri Kirihimete

During 2022 there has been hard-won growth in our industry. Our members and sector partners continue to inspire us with their drive to grow and improve. 

Fonterra and Nestlé partner on ambition to create New Zealand’s first net zero carbon emissions dairy farm

Fonterra and Nestlé today announced a new partnership designed to help reduce New Zealand’s on-farm emissions, including a New Zealand first – a drive to develop a commercially viable net zero carbon emissions dairy farm.

AgriTechNZ News: Fieldays Special Edition

During this time of the year, many of us are planning how to bring our families together for Christmas and the summer holidays. This year we also have a special opportunity to reconnect with our wider community at Fieldays 2022. 

Robotics Plus unveils autonomous modular vehicle to alleviate agriculture labour shortages

Multi-use, modular platform Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) automates tree and vine crop tasks, starting with intelligent spraying

AgriTechNZ News: the age of agritech!

As spring growth continues, it’s great to also see signs of growth for our industry too. New product launches, industry recognition and the ability to get out into the world are all very welcome growth dynamics.

Leveraging data for environmental initiatives

AgriTechNZ and Rezare Systems are working with the Ministry for Primary Industries on a project that aims to align the way we describe and identify data elements.

Decade of disruption and the age of agritech

My first international visit since the pandemic has been an insightful reminder that while we’ve been working on agritech growth strategies, so has the rest of the world!

AgriTechNZ News: Digital Boost for Ag

Globally, we are at one of the most important, exciting and challenging times in the history of agriculture. Strengthening the foundations of a smart agritech ecosystem in New Zealand will assure the role the world needs of us. As a small market we are limited in what we can achieve on our own, but as a smart ecosystem we can have a disproportionate impact on global food systems and climate action. 

NZ agriculture at a critical point

Widespread digital changes in New Zealand agriculture are occurring at a critical point with increasing global food demand, economic and environmental sustainability, and the response to the climate crisis, AgriTechNZ chief executive Brendan O’Connell says.

Digital agriculture a significant opportunity to NZ’s primary industries

Digital agriculture is creating a significant opportunity to enhance New Zealand’s primary industries, including economic, environmental, and social outcomes.

Gallagher: Joining the dots

Gallagher is one of New Zealand’s largest and most successful Agritech companies. The company was founded in 1938 by Bill Gallagher Senior to commercialise a very simple but ingenious piece of hardware — the world’s first electric fence. 

Snap Group: Every picture tells a story

Snap Group is one New Zealand company with huge ambitions. Front and centre on its website is this mission statement: “We want to positively impact the lives of at least one billion people through technology, AI and data capture.” 

CropX Technologies: The X factor

Bridgit Hawkins, Chief Sustainability Officer for CropX Technologies discusses the challenges of growing your business and the benefits of successful partnerships in the Primary Sector.

AgriTechNZ News: Celebrating Success

Celebrating the work of others in our sector is good for all of us. It’s an act of good citizenship that recognises both our individual and shared work in building a smart ecosystem. Ecosystem citizenship behaviour encourages collaborative approaches, collective action for the sector and indirect social exchanges (such as the behaviour of paying it forward and supporting the development of others in the community). We’ve had some opportunities to recognise the good works of others in the last month and look forward to further opportunities.

Celebrating Agritech Excellence