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About 300 representatives from the primary industries sector are expected at MobileTECH 2017 in Rotorua next month.

Five years ago, a small team of tech enthusiasts laid the groundwork for a new primary industry event for Australasia, MobileTECH.

The MobileTECH conference at Rotorua was heralded as a showcase for emerging technologies and a forum to bring together designers, innovators and early adopters.

Federated Farmers Dairy chairman and Manawatu farmer Andrew Hoggard recently addressed the MobileTech Conference.

Young leaders in New Zealand's primary industries are essential for increasing the future prosperity of the sector.

Companies which have high internet usage are currently 4 years ahead, 6% more productive and generate 20% more revenue compared with an average firm.

The fourth MobileTECH conference early next year will bring together technology leaders from across New Zealand’s agriculture, horticulture and forestry sectors.

The University of Auckland is leading a collaborative project to build multi-purpose robotic systems for orchards.

Farmers are among the fastest business people seeing the advantages of UAV technology, says Warren Eade of GeoSystems NZ. (UAV stands for unmanned aerial vehicle, or ‘drone’).

A major buzz words within the primary sector this year is drones, or more correctly called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).