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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.
Getting more out of the RBI rollout
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.
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.
Big Fieldays crowd jumped online for mega download
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.
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.
Connectivity is key
Primary sector leaders interviewed by KPMG predictably rate biosecurity as the top issue for NZ's primary sector.
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.
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.