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As a dairy farmer with 850 cows and four staff across two farms in Hiwinui near Palmerston North, James Stewart knows exactly what it takes to feel prepared for MPI’s future milk cooling regulations. “Farmers have had various warnings about the future regulations. I knew my old cooling systems weren’t performing as well as they …
By Sarah Connor As an experienced sharemilker who confesses to being “a bit pedantic when it comes to quality,” Roy Tiller has a vested interest in monitoring his herd’s production at Longburn near Palmerston North. He’s responsible for the day to day running of 120 hectares of land he farms and 420 cows he milks …
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Levno has been selected by Callaghan Innovation to join the delegation to the largest dairy technology event in North America – the World Dairy Expo. This expo provides an opportunity to explore the export markets for innovation and technology. Levno converts data into high-quality information and insights using smart sensor technology. This technology is proven …
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Like many farmers, Cam Lewis juggles multiple jobs, farms and staff every day. As a joint shareholder of one of New Zealand’s largest asparagus growers and the managing director of his family’s dairying business in Levin, he can’t be everywhere at once. Levno, an early stage agri-technology company is one of a breed of new …
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This month we feature Chris Marshall, the Production and Improvement Manager at cloud based cellular farm monitoring and data company Levno New Zealand. Things you spend most of your time on: A lot of my time is spent analyzing or interpreting our data (milk/water/fuel) to help identify events or opportunities for us to increase value …