The Ultimate Guide to Agricultural Technology
A curated Kiwi edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Agricultural Technology.
What to know about Agricultural Technology
Agricultural Technology sits at the intersection of food, data and engineering. It covers the tools, platforms and science that help farmers grow more with less: sensors in the soil, satellites in orbit, AI in the paddock, robotics in orchards, and cloud software in the dairy shed. In this tag you’ll find stories on everything from precision drones and nutrient-mapping satellites to livestock facial recognition, digital marketplaces and farm-focused fintech.
These articles follow how agritech startups, researchers, investors and established cooperatives are reshaping the full food value chain. They explore business models and funding rounds, cross-industry partnerships with telcos and cloud providers, space and IoT initiatives for remote monitoring, as well as the policy, connectivity and cybersecurity challenges that determine how quickly new tools reach the farm gate. Along the way, you’ll see real-world case studies of technology lifting productivity, improving environmental performance and opening new export channels.
Whether you’re a grower looking at data-driven decisions, a technologist eyeing a fast-growing vertical, or an investor tracking the next wave of innovation, this tag offers a grounded view of where agricultural technology is heading. Dive in to understand which solutions are gaining traction, what’s holding back adoption, and how AI, automation and digital finance are reshaping the future of farming and food security.
Kiwi Agricultural Technology News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Halter's Clank AI cuts engineering time in farm tech
Farming customers could see faster fixes as the system now handles alert triage and code changes, saving more than 215 engineering hours.
Strengthening El Niño starting to be felt across Northland - regional council
Drier spring weather is now the most likely outcome for Northland as a strengthening El Niño starts to bite, the regional council says.
Ingram Micro signs AirBridge distribution deal in NZ
Partners will gain access to secure remote connectivity tools as the deal targets outages and poor coverage across the Pacific region.
Motueka kiwifruit growers boost automation amid labour woes
Labour shortages and export rule changes are pushing Motueka packhouses to automate more tasks as kiwifruit revenue is forecast to reach NZD $4.8 billion.
2degrees to take over Now New Zealand business customers
Regional firms across New Zealand will be shifted to 2degrees over the coming months as Now closes its business operations.
Tararua braces for an 'intense' El Niño season
Water restrictions are likely to come in earlier than usual as scientists warn the district faces one of the strongest El Niño events in recent history.
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Recent Agricultural Technology News
El Niño expected to be 'strongest in recent history'
Strong winds, dry spells and flooding are more likely across New Zealand as the Pacific pattern strengthens to very strong in September.
NZ tech marketing awards finalists named across sector
Marketing is gaining strategic weight as nine tech businesses vie for honours in awards that spotlight New Zealand firms' push overseas.
Bovonic sales jump 50% as QuadSense expands overseas
Sales of QuadSense climbed more than 50 per cent in New Zealand as Bovonic prepares to scale the mastitis system in the UK and Ireland.
New Zealand adds Applied Intelligent Systems subject
Students will learn to work with AI tools across multiple industries as New Zealand broadens senior secondary options to match labour-market demand.
New Zealand unveils nine industry-led school subjects
Students in Years 12 and 13 will gain school qualifications tied to jobs and training as the government seeks to ease skills shortages.
NVIDIA expands open world models for physical AI development
Open models matter because robots and vehicles need task-specific tuning, and Nvidia is betting on Cosmos 3 to fill that data gap.
PIL taps Celonis & WNS to boost shipping operations
The programme aims to cut delays and duplication across PIL's 100-vessel network by creating a single real-time view of operations.
Google Cloud expands Data Commons on Spanner Graph
The upgrade lets analysts query more than 400 billion public data points directly in a single graph, easing joins with private data.
Kellton Tech revenue rises 6.8% as AI push expands
AI-led work lifted Kellton Tech's first-quarter revenue, though profit stayed well below turnover as it expanded across energy and finance.
Hawkes Bay gets storm ready and looking forward to major growth
Storm losses are accelerating investment in automation as Hawkes Bay orchards prepare to lift fruit throughput and exports amid rising demand.
SAS helps micro-farmers boost crop choices with data
Small growers near the Cradle of Humankind could improve yields and incomes as SAS analysed four seasons of crop and price data.
New Zealand needs to follow suit or risk being outbid and cut out of export sales
New rules in the EU could leave New Zealand growers outbid in export markets unless Parliament loosens gene-editing restrictions soon.
Aimer Farming launches pasture intelligence tech in UK
UK dairy farmers could soon cut pasture measuring time, as a New Zealand app is adapted to local grass and weather conditions.
Hawke's Bay orchards upgrade packhouses after storms
Storm-hit growers in Hawke's Bay are spending on automation and cool stores to protect exports, cut bottlenecks and lift throughput.
Hectre wins two NZ Hi-Tech Awards for agritech innovation
The win underscores growing demand for imaging tools that cut fruit waste and help packhouses make faster, more accurate sorting decisions.
Tait Communications wins top NZ Hi-Tech Awards prize
The Christchurch company's half-billion-dollar revenue milestone and overseas expansion helped it beat rivals for Hi-Tech Company of the Year.
High tech operation attracts graduates to the packing shed
Automation in New Zealand packhouses is opening up graduate careers and strengthening the horticulture sector's resilience against global shocks.
SST Think Tank opens GSTCE 2026 with Asia Pacific deals
A new Deloitte study says wider use of Earth observation data could add GBP £491 billion to Asia Pacific GDP by 2030.
UK agritech firms join New Zealand incubator scheme
The six-month scheme could help UK agritech firms win pilots and investment as New Zealand producers seek ways to cut waste and emissions.
Aimer Farming wins NZD $600,000 for AI pasture tools
Government backing will help more than 10,000 farmers use AI pasture tools that speed grazing and feed decisions across New Zealand farms.
