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A group of Hawke's Bay entrepreneurs have launched StockX, an online rural trading platform for New Zealand farmers.

Online software and a mobile phone app are helping a sheep and beef farmer quickly and easily present data for farm assurance and compliance audits, says the supplier, Farm IQ.

It's no secret that the quality and availability of internet connectivity in rural communities varies greatly.

While young people have their faces glued to smartphones using the latest social media apps, remember many apps have potential to add value to tech-savvy farm businesses.

Rural internet is powering Mobile Health Solutions (MHS) as a unique paperless mobile surgical centre, the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere.  

Faster internet is helping Waikato dairy farmers to manage their businesses on mobile phones. Spark New Zealand recently deployed 4G via the 700MHz radio spectrum on its Hangatiki site. 

Wireless Nation says their partnership with Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHAANZ) will give rural communities faster and more reliable Internet access.

IMPROVED BROADBAND and cloud software is set to radically enhance farmer's ability to manage their farming business in the next 3-5 years, says farm management software company CRS Software.