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The agri sector is concerned about falling commodity prices, but new technology is providing hope.

Building on its popular Good Bulls Guide, Dairy Australia's new Good Bulls app makes it easier for dairy farmers to identify bulls that meet their breeding priorities.

There will be plenty to see, do and experience at this year's Northland Field Days on March 3-5, at Dargaville.

Researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) are developing a system that tells you when to irrigate your pasture, then goes ahead and does it for you.

The wheels under Glen Herud's milking shed are the first indication he isn't your run-of-the-mill dairy farmer.

The saying goes: you didn't realise you needed a telehandler until you bought one.

All businesses benefit from fast reliable internet and rural broadband can help reduce the effects of isolation on East Coast farming operations.

When it comes to online entertainment, country-loving folk are much like anyone else: they like to read, play games, Skype family and friends, peruse social networking sites, listen to music and watch the latest movie at home.

The so-called mother of precision agriculture in New Zealand, Methven's Ros McKenzie, was instrumental in getting Spark to install 4G wireless broadband in rural Canterbury.

Canterbury farms are about to become the most technologically capable in New Zealand.