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How Dutch-style glasshouses could reshape food security
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How Dutch-style glasshouses could reshape food security

04 Mar 02:15 AM
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An Oxford professor on the future of food and food production

02 Mar 09:07 PM
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'There to assist us’: How AI is changing life on the dairy farm

23 Feb 01:30 AM

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Shiitake mushrooms: Fermentation fuels fungi gold rush
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Shiitake mushrooms: Fermentation fuels fungi gold rush

10 Feb 09:02 PM
New parasite test could save deer farmers $50m a year
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New parasite test could save deer farmers $50m a year

05 Feb 03:59 PM
Needle steriliser a 'third hand' for farmers
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Needle steriliser a 'third hand' for farmers

03 Feb 10:11 PM
Fears dung beetle investment will be flushed away
The Country

Fears dung beetle investment will be flushed away

30 Jan 02:12 AM
New era for Southland pasture growth project as Chris Smith retires
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New era for Southland pasture growth project as Chris Smith retires

23 Jan 02:00 AM
Can cattle use tools? A brown cow shows how
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Can cattle use tools? A brown cow shows how

19 Jan 07:55 PM
Seaweed to gold: Inside NZ’s nanocellulose breakthrough
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Seaweed to gold: Inside NZ’s nanocellulose breakthrough

13 Jan 02:47 AM
Farming with AI: Waipukurau farmer moves his stock while on holiday in Colombia
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Farming with AI: Waipukurau farmer moves his stock while on holiday in Colombia

28 Dec 05:00 PM
Chris Bray: 3 tech megatrends driving NZ's post-harvest revolution
Opinion

Chris Bray: 3 tech megatrends driving NZ's post-harvest revolution

05 Dec 04:00 PM
The newest farmhands are tiny and pink and love devouring a potent pollutant
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The newest farmhands are tiny and pink and love devouring a potent pollutant

01 Dec 05:00 PM
Scientist honoured for groundbreaking work in plant genetics
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Scientist honoured for groundbreaking work in plant genetics

28 Nov 02:30 AM
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Wearable device aims to slash cow emissions
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Wearable device aims to slash cow emissions

21 Nov 07:45 AM
Tackling nitrogen's 'gnarly' problems on-farm
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Tackling nitrogen's 'gnarly' problems on-farm

04 Nov 08:16 PM
Tech is key on this Tirau dairy farm
The Country

Tech is key on this Tirau dairy farm

19 Oct 08:15 PM
'Better animal all round': New dairy-beef breed raised in Taupō
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'Better animal all round': New dairy-beef breed raised in Taupō

14 Oct 08:39 PM
‘A powerful tool’: New tech helps growers save fruit and labour
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‘A powerful tool’: New tech helps growers save fruit and labour

03 Oct 04:00 PM
Wood-fired future: Bioenergy sector eyes green energy boom
The Country

Wood-fired future: Bioenergy sector eyes green energy boom

29 Sep 08:44 PM
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NZ Herald Technology News

Free Starlink for 40 rural schools
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Free Starlink for 40 rural schools

20 Sep 01:24 AM
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Fresh off $85m raise, Halter launches ‘smart grass’
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Fresh off $85m raise, Halter launches ‘smart grass’

05 Sep 05:00 PM
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The 27-year-old Kiwi serial inventor onto his fourth startup sale
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The 27-year-old Kiwi serial inventor onto his fourth startup sale

29 Jul 05:00 PM
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Rural broadband: People are paying more for less, regulator says
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Rural broadband: People are paying more for less, regulator says

15 Jun 05:32 AM
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Free Starlink for 40 rural schools

20 Sep 01:24 AM
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Fresh off $85m raise, Halter launches ‘smart grass’

05 Sep 05:00 PM
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The 27-year-old Kiwi serial inventor onto his fourth startup sale

29 Jul 05:00 PM
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Rural broadband: People are paying more for less, regulator says

15 Jun 05:32 AM

Horticulture sector faces skills shift as automation increases
The Country

Horticulture sector faces skills shift as automation increases

11 Aug 03:49 AM
Are NZ shoppers hungry for genetically-modified foods?
The Country

Are NZ shoppers hungry for genetically-modified foods?

06 Aug 03:36 AM
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is bureaucracy slowing innovation in NZ farming?
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Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is bureaucracy slowing innovation in NZ farming?

05 Aug 01:39 AM
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'Incredibly exciting': NZ beef may get methane-reducing pill soon
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'Incredibly exciting': NZ beef may get methane-reducing pill soon

30 Jul 11:36 PM
Solar panels and livestock: A new approach to farming in Waiuku
The Country

Solar panels and livestock: A new approach to farming in Waiuku

28 Jul 12:01 AM
Moo-dern Love: Using ChatGPT to breed better cows
The Country

Moo-dern Love: Using ChatGPT to breed better cows

25 Jul 05:00 PM
'Great promise': Young inventor's wool pod wows at Fieldays
The Country

'Great promise': Young inventor's wool pod wows at Fieldays

27 Jun 05:02 PM
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How Federated Farmers shapes policy for Bay of Plenty farmers
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How Federated Farmers shapes policy for Bay of Plenty farmers

24 Jun 02:30 AM
Could spiders help NZ's farms?
The Country

Could spiders help NZ's farms?

23 Jun 09:42 PM
Rockets to ranches: How Halter's cattle collars turned a Kiwi start-up into a US$1b unicorn
The Country

Rockets to ranches: How Halter's cattle collars turned a Kiwi start-up into a US$1b unicorn

23 Jun 05:00 PM
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