Displaying items by tag: technology

Tuesday, 13 September 2016 11:29

Drones earning their keep on farm

Don't wait for the technology to be proven – the age of the farming drone is here now, say two South Canterbury dairy farmers already using off-the-shelf drones in their weekly farm management.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 20 July 2016 11:55

Getting more out of the RBI rollout

The first phase of the government's rural broadband initiative (RBI) is now complete.

Published in Agribusiness
Wednesday, 13 July 2016 06:55

Turn riparian planting dreams into plans

An interactive web tool to help dairy farmers plan and implement plantings along their waterways is getting good uptake, says DairyNZ.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 06 July 2016 10:55

Cattle won’t forget a scary drone

If you bring a drone up slowly on cattle you can observe them, but once you chase them with drones they don't forget, says Dr Temple Grandin.

Published in General News

Visitors to the Vodafone Fieldays site had access to free Vodafone Rural Connect wi-fi and were able to gauge mobile and broadband coverage on their properties using Smart Farm Test stations.

Published in Machinery & Products
Thursday, 30 June 2016 09:55

Wireless farming makes life much simpler

South Auckland farmer Tony Walters is not a computer buff, instead relying on his teenage children to help him navigate the internet.

Published in Management
Friday, 24 June 2016 15:59

Connectivity is key

Primary sector leaders interviewed by KPMG predictably rate biosecurity as the top issue for NZ's primary sector.

Published in General News
Friday, 24 June 2016 06:55

Robot makes feeding the herd a breeze

Given that we now see automated robotic machines that push silage back up to feed barriers, fully automated feeding had to be close behind.

Published in Machinery & Products
Thursday, 16 June 2016 09:55

Farm safety gets a whole lot easier

The Health and Safety at Work Act puts the onus on employers or organisations to ensure employees are safe by identifying any risks they are likely to come across during their working day.

Published in Machinery & Products
Tuesday, 14 June 2016 07:55

More co-op farmers going digital

More Fonterra farmers are using cellphones to keep track of their businesses, the co-op reports.

Published in General News
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