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Meal kit and food solutions provider, My Food Bag, says it has completed the implementation of automated pick technology in its Christchurch and Auckland distribution centres.

With the hort industry struggling to attract staff at key times of the growing season, many businesses are taking the leap to automation.

Apple grower and exporter T&G Global is turning to automation to ease labour shortage woes during the harvesting season.

More automated asparagus harvesting now in progress is expected to address the industry’s seasonal labour bottleneck.

Dairy automation and refrigeration systems will be prominent on the Tru-Test site, as will livestock electronic ID and weighing equipment, says Verne Atmore, New Zealand sales and marketing manager.

THE DAIRY Women's Network and its network partner Tru-Test will be educating dairy women around automation and how it can support decision-making on the farm.

Waikato farmer Brian Frost will be able to get out of the cowshed completely in future after investing in a farm automation system for his 24-aside Herringbone shed.

COW COMFORT is not a product or a tool, it is what is happening on your farm 24/7, says dairy automation company DeLaval. It is influenced by seasonal variations and must be judged and managed with knowledge.

MORE THAN 30 farmers turned out for a field day to see and hear how automation in the milking shed is helping one Canterbury dairy farmer cut cell counts and combat mastitis.