In an industry where succession stories are an enduring tradition, the Besamusca family has tapped into intergenerational talent to offer layered and accessible data to vineyard operations.

The complete electrification of horticulture, viticulture and farming is inevitable, says Mike Casey from his Central Otago cherry orchard, which runs on sunshine and sells power back to the grid.

Felton Road produces two distinctly different single vineyard Pinot Noirs from two relatively close Bannockburn vineyards, both farmed biodynamically. Ziyu Li, from Lincoln University’s Department of Wine, Food and Molecular Biosciences, has been exploring the distinctive sensory profiles of these wines, along with their chemical differences, by considering the individual sites, rootstocks, soils and rhizosphere microbes. In this Q&A, Ziyu takes us from land to lab to explain her work.

Harvesters weighing fruit in situ, digital dashboards with real time data, live map scheduling, and a sonic bird scarer cruising on a robot.

Farmers are getting more and more data but often struggle to decipher into strategies, says Watermetrics.

A forecast model telling orchardists and their contractors when it is a good time to apply spray won an innovation award at the recent Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Awards.

Collective data from more than 1,000 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc vineyards is helping grow understanding of the region's terroir.

With slurry and dairy effluent being recognised as an asset by most farmers, it makes sense to have it applied in a way that makes the most of the nutrients carried within.

Vaderstad's high speed precision planter Tempo is to get two key updates for 2024, with the addition of new electronics to optimise accuracy, alongside the introduction of a liquid fertiliser system.

OPINION: The role primary industries play in New Zealand’s economy has changed dramatically in the past 10 years.