Robotics transforms 50-year-old milk testing process at LIC
The new robotic technology reflects agriculture’s “high tech future” and the future of work, says LIC CEO Wayne McNee.
The new robotic technology reflects agriculture’s “high tech future” and the future of work, says LIC CEO Wayne McNee.
Piers Shore holds the biggest CIO role in the primary sector in New Zealand, but it was his interest in another field that paved the way for a career in ICT across the globe.
“Right now the system is completely warped in the favor of Nespresso and Illy and the large roasters.This is probably the perfect environment for them to be doing business and yet they're doing the bare minimum to say they care about farmers."
Proponents of this new technology say it's the only environmentally sustainable way to satisfy meat demand that the UN Food and Agriculture Organization expects to double between 2000 and 2050
Dave Scullin of Ballance Agri-Nutrients outlines the table stakes for today’s ICT chiefs as organisations transform for the digital era
The industry is banking on its clean, green image to capture a niche global pool of consumers willing to pay a premium for ethically produced real meat and dairy
A roundup of new ICT executive appointments
Awards will recognise a Flying Kiwi who will be inducted into the Tait Communications Hi-Tech Hall of Fame
App allows farmers to easily record hazards, tracking incidents and mark the location of emergency equipment
How big data analytics became a key ingredient in scaling innovation at the Kiwi dairy co-operative.
The Robotics Plus apple packer identifies and places apples in their trays, and has the ability to safely handle up to 120 fruits per minute
‘The challenge facing modern farming is to avoid drowning in a sea of data’
“We want to be ready for the Internet of Things and not have to play catch up,” says David Scullin, CIO of the farmer owned co-operative.
Should enterprises start preparing for the rise of connected devices and their role in an ‘ecosystem of disruption’?
If your image of the Google cafeteria is a bunch of portly coders tucking into steak and lobster every night, think again: Silicon Valley's cream of the crop is going on a diet.