News & Stories

17/05/2022

Agritech companies helping reduce NZ’s rural emissions

AgriTechNZ chief executive Brendan O’Connell says agritech has a key role to play in cutting emissions as well as boosting export earnings.

11/05/2022

AgriTechNZ Annual Meeting and Executive Council Elections 2022

There is now an opportunity to put yourself forward or nominate someone else for a role on the AgriTechNZ Executive Council.

30/04/2022

FlipFarm: Necessity is the mother of invention

FlipFarm built a solution to fix their own pain point - and managed to solve a problem for oyster farmers around the world.

30/04/2022

AgriSea: The power of local knowledge

AgriSea is an award-winning, family-owned seaweed company delivering high value nutrition products for the primary sectors including soil, plant, animal and bee nutrition.

30/04/2022

Greentech Robotics: Taking on the world

Greentech Robotics mission is a bold one: to future-proof farming by developing cutting-edge robotic capability across the agricultural and horticultural sector.

13/04/2022

AgriTechNZ News: Powerful stories

For the first time in a long time agritech businesses are out there strutting the stage globally. Since isolation requirements were lifted, there has been a tentative, but definite return…

12/04/2022

Turbocharge global connections

As borders reopen, it’s time to begin reconnecting in person. AgriTechNZ, Callaghan Innovation and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) are eager to help turbocharge global connections, starting with two events…

04/04/2022

Powered by Place: sharing our stories

How does our connection to the land inspire our thinking? Discover the Kiwis taking on the world in the first of our brand new Powered by Place story series.  Meet…

29/03/2022

Foundations of digital agriculture

Today, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced support for digital farm environment plans (dFEP) from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund (SFF Futures). SFF Futures is…

09/03/2022

Bracing Ourselves for Massive Disruption

Svein Holsether, the CEO of Yara International, the USD12Bn nutrient company with 17,000 staff in 60 countries, said since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, “For me, it’s not whether we…

04/03/2022

Te Ara Paerangi – Future Pathways Green Paper

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking feedback on proposals for the research, science and innovation (RSI) sector. In its formative stage, the Te Ara Paerangi Future Pathways…

15/02/2022

NZ Agritech companies participating in Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods Week

Agritech companies from New Zealand are participating in the Expo 2020 Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods Week, 17 – 26 February. AgriTechNZ members AbacusBio, AgResearch, Cawthron Institute, Gallagher Animal Management, LIC …