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Posts Tagged: digital-tool

MetWatch survey results outline path for future development

HortPlus has received valuable insights from MetWatch users following its first user survey, with results highlighting strong satisfaction levels and a clear direction for future platform development…

July 14th, 2025

Hawke’s Bay partnership makes orchard scanning data more accessible

A partnership between two technology companies in Hawke’s Bay is making orchard data more easily accessible to growers using new interactive online heatmaps. Fruition Hawke’s Bay has provided Green…

August 20th, 2024

Home grown tech gives The Fresh Berry Company ‘the edge’ for harvest planning

New Zealand’s leading berry supplier The Fresh Berry Company has rolled out a locally-developed forecasting platform that will allow its growers to precisely plan planting and harvest times to ensure…

July 30th, 2024

New platform for 'all things aphid' combines know-how, research and monitoring

A new digital platform for aphid management in cereal crops provides New Zealand arable growers with easy-to-access information, all in one place, to help them decide if they need to use insecticides…

June 20th, 2024

NZ forecasting technology helps Hawke’s Bay orchardist get back on track

Hawke’s Bay orchardist Rob Nichol is among a burgeoning number of growers putting their faith in a New Zealand-made technology platform to help manage weather, pest and disease risks on their land…

April 30th, 2024

HortPlus Teams Up With Croptide For Better Plant Management

New Zealand agritech companies HortPlus and Croptide have signed a partnership to exchange knowledge and expand the scope of the data they provide to growers, enabling customers to look after their…

March 13th, 2024

New Digital Tool Could Help NZ Apple and Grape Growers Adapt to Climate Change

A free interactive tool has been launched to provide apple and grape growers and prospective investors with a glimpse into how climate change may affect the risk and costs of living with common plant…

March 12th, 2024

Partnership to improve rural and regional forecasting in New Zealand

A partnership between New Zealand’s national weather service MetService and homegrown agri-tech experts HortPlus will improve the quality of rural weather forecasts and allow weather data to be used…

November 29th, 2023

HortPlus releases new digital tools to aid grower decision making

The MetWatch Weather & Disease Portal has recently been upgraded with two new tools to help growers decide on the best times to irrigate, plant crops, and more. The spring additions, named the Soil…

October 12th, 2023

Evapotranspiration tracking tool helps growers decide when to irrigate

A new digital tool has been released to help Kiwi growers and farmers track the impacts of transpiration on their crops and evaporation and rainfall on their land so they can make more informed…

October 12th, 2023

New stem rust disease model added to MetWatch

A new stem rust disease model has been added to our MetWatch platform and the industry website used by many growers of arable crops. The model is adapted from the Stem Rust Risk Model originally…

October 12th, 2023

Introducing our new Soil Temperature Tool

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new Soil Temperature Tool. Available via the dashboard of all our industry-specific Weather & Disease Portals, the tool provides soil temperature…

September 27th, 2023

The demo onion farm using smart Kiwi tech to reduce fungicide use

A demonstration onion farm in Pukekohe is combining modern disease forecasting tools with old school knowledge to show onions can be grown effectively with fewer chemical sprays. The farm has been set…

July 7th, 2023

New tool to help vegetable growers manage weather and disease risk

Commercial vegetable growers now have access to a powerful new tech tool designed to support decision making and better management of common New Zealand plant diseases, including Downy Mildew. The…

May 17th, 2023

Weather and disease tech tools help Whanganui grower succeed in all seasons

Whanganui-Manawatu isn’t as well known for kiwifruit as some other parts of New Zealand, but with a little help from technology, local orchardist David Wells is finding a way to thrive. The orchard he…

May 4th, 2023

Pioneering interactive plant protection tool a first for NZ

Photo Credit: Department of Conservation The latest update to the online NZPPI Weather and Plant Disease Management Platform for myrtle rust is ground breaking and will enable more precise spraying…

January 26th, 2023

The NZ tech helping growers with smart weather and disease management

An online platform available to New Zealand orchardists through their industry bodies has the potential to lift productivity and save growers thousands of dollars in lost crops. That's according to…

January 19th, 2023

Homegrown tech helps Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchardist stay ahead of mother nature

A Kiwi-made technology platform is giving a Bay of Plenty orchard manager the edge when it comes to weather forecasting and managing pests and diseases on his property. Nikesh Gurung and his Baygold…

November 9th, 2022

Free online tool simplifies spray plan management for New Zealand growers

A free online tool that helps growers manage risks associated with agrichemical use on their land has received a significant upgrade, with improved functionality and the addition of a powerful new…

August 4th, 2022

New digital tool helps growers identify when aphids are reproducing

A new digital tool has been launched to help growers make decisions around aphid management and when to act to prevent damage to their crops. Developed through a partnership between the Foundation for…

July 13th, 2022
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