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Sensand receives large funding to drive smart farming
Investment

Sensand receives large funding to drive smart farming

Carbon disruptor, Sensand, will help power a breakthrough in smart farming with a $6 million funding injection from Robert Costa.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jun 2023
AgriWebb appoints Tom Ward as vice president of data - analytics
Agricultural Technology

AgriWebb appoints Tom Ward as vice president of data - analytics

AgriWebb has appointed Tom Ward as Vice President of Data-Analytics to encourage data-driven management in global agriculture practices.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Apr 2022

Global Stories

Farming stories

Farmbot appoints Fabien Ruffin as chief technology officer
Chief Technology Officers

Farmbot appoints Fabien Ruffin as chief technology officer

Farmbot, the agricultural technology company, has appointed Fabien Ruffin as CTO to develop and improve Farmbot's monitoring solutions for farmers.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
Autogrow spins out new digital farming company WayBeyond
Agricultural Technology

Autogrow spins out new digital farming company WayBeyond

Agritech firm Autogrow is splitting its company into two separate entities, one of which will concentrate on farming solutions through artificial intelligence.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Jan 2021
Agritech co-op LIC appoints Andrea Black as new CIO
Agricultural Technology

Agritech co-op LIC appoints Andrea Black as new CIO

Agritech co-operative LIC has appointed former Genesis Energy executive Andrea Black as its new chief information officer.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Oct 2019
UPDATE: A2 Milk's premium payout attracts farmer interest with lower dairy prices this year
A2 Milk Co

UPDATE: A2 Milk's premium payout attracts farmer interest with lower dairy prices this year

A2 Milk Co, which markets milk with a protein variant said to have health benefits, says it's had more interest from farmers interested in supplying t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2015
iSocket arrives to notify Kiwi businesses of power outages via text
Hyperscale

iSocket arrives to notify Kiwi businesses of power outages via text

Without committing themselves to a monthly fee, customers get a cell phone alert that gives them time to take corrective action.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Farming stories

Agritech firm Engender acquired
Agricultural Technology

Agritech firm Engender acquired

Unnamed firm acquires Kiwi agritech firm Engender Technologies and its cell sorting technology for livestock, potentially revolutionizing the global market.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
Artificial intelligence finds its way to New Zealand farms
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence finds its way to New Zealand farms

Kiwi farmers embrace AI as Betty app diagnoses livestock illnesses, promising revolution in agricultural practices.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Jun 2017
Fonterra says its holding its own in Canterbury as farmer suppliers look to new processors
Fonterra

Fonterra says its holding its own in Canterbury as farmer suppliers look to new processors

Fonterra Cooperative Group, New Zealand's largest dairy processor, says it's holding its own in the dairy-intensive Canterbury region, despite reports.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
UPDATE: Fonterra Shareholders' Council relieved at dairy forecast being maintained
Westpac

UPDATE: Fonterra Shareholders' Council relieved at dairy forecast being maintained

Farmers will be relieved at today's decision by Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world's largest dairy exporter, to maintain its forecast payout to fa.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2015
Drought declared on NZ's South Island east coast, IRD invokes tax relief
Government

Drought declared on NZ's South Island east coast, IRD invokes tax relief

The government has declared drought conditions on the east coast of the South Island, triggering a range of support measures, and said the tax depa.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
RESEND: LIC lifts first-half profit 10% on demand for dairy breeding technology
NZX

RESEND: LIC lifts first-half profit 10% on demand for dairy breeding technology

Livestock Improvement Corp, a farmer cooperative that sells bull semen and provides a dairy genetics database, posted a 10 percent gain in first-ha.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
RBNZ sees 44% bounce in whole milk powder in 2015
Endpoint Protection

RBNZ sees 44% bounce in whole milk powder in 2015

The Reserve Bank expects whole milk powder prices to rise by about 44 percent next year as the slump in global prices this year prompts less compet.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2014
NZ dollar falls to new 2 1/2-year low as Fonterra payout review looms
Kiwi

NZ dollar falls to new 2 1/2-year low as Fonterra payout review looms

The New Zealand dollar fell to a two-and-a-half year low as investors wait for Fonterra Cooperative Group's board to reassess the forecast payout t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2014
NZ dollar drops to 2 1/2 year low as Fonterra, RBNZ loom; strong US jobs
Kiwi

NZ dollar drops to 2 1/2 year low as Fonterra, RBNZ loom; strong US jobs

The New Zealand dollar dropped to a two-and-a-half year low as investors mull the likelihood of a lower dairy payout when Fonterra Cooperative Grou.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2014
NZ dollar falls near 3-week low ahead of ECB meeting, US jobs report looms
Kiwi

NZ dollar falls near 3-week low ahead of ECB meeting, US jobs report looms

The New Zealand dollar fell to a three-week low ahead of the European Central Bank meeting, which may see the region's central bank firm up plans f.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2014