Get more from your weather station data this El Niño season
With a strong El Niño expected to shape the coming summer, HortPlus and Harvest are highlighting a simple way for orchardists in New Zealand and Australia to put their local weather data to work. Growers with a Harvest weather station can send their data to MetWatch with the click of a button.
HortPlus announces appointments to senior leadership team
HortPlus has today announced key appointments to its senior leadership team as the New Zealand agri-tech company positions itself for growth and international expansion. Director Mike Barley has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, Cody Ellingham has been named Chief Strategy Officer and Bailey Jewell has taken up the position of Chief Technology Officer.
How MetWatch weather data is helping agri-businesses grow smarter in NZ
Across New Zealand's diverse growing regions, a quiet revolution is taking place. Forward-thinking horticulture businesses and researchers have been embracing HortPlus’ industry-leading digital MetWatch platform to make smarter decisions about how they care for their crops and plan for the future.
MetWatch: From a Hawke’s Bay garage to a trusted digital platform
MetWatch has come a long way since its early days more than two decades ago. Back then, a young Mike Barley was working on a Pentium Pro PC in a makeshift office tucked away in a garage down Riverslea Road in Hawke's Bay.
