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SiloSure feed monitoring aims to boost NZ farm efficiency, safety

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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GrainSure and Nutrinza launch SiloSure, a solar-powered feed-silo monitoring system to boost safety and efficiency on New Zealand farms.
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Answering to the hands-free farmer: How Farmlands pioneered Amazon Connect for Kiwi agritech

Mon, 20th Feb 2023
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Hands-free, Bluetooth-savvy and constantly on-the-go, New Zealand's farming community is demanding a 'digital touch' as part of the services they seek out.
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Autogrow spins out new digital farming company WayBeyond

Wed, 27th Jan 2021
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Agritech firm Autogrow is splitting its company into two separate entities, one of which will concentrate on farming solutions through artificial intelligence.
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Rural broadband usage rockets up, driven by IoT

Tue, 21st Jul 2020
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In rural areas, data usage is continuing to increase, put down to new technology enabling greater efficiencies for farms and sustainable communities.
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Game review: Doraemon: Story of Seasons - the best mashup of 2019

Tue, 22nd Oct 2019
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The charming fusion of Doraemon and Story of Seasons delivers a relaxing farming sim with stunning visuals, despite a slow start and clunky controls.
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Farm dogs being put out of business by drone that barks

Fri, 8th Mar 2019
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Man's best friend might be able to enter retirement early if this new drone innovation from DJI Ferntech has anything to do with it.
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​Microsoft AgTech Hackathon info night comes to Palmerston North

Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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Microsoft invites interested parties to an information night in Palmerston North as it makes its move into digital farming.