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At Map of Ag, we’re passionate about sharing our knowledge, experiences, and perspectives to keep you informed and inspired. Our blog is a platform dedicated to exploring the latest trends, sharing insightful tips and tricks, and discussing the challenges and opportunities within our industry. We believe in the power of information and aim to provide valuable content that resonates with the industry.
Why we value “Agility” and what does it mean?
What does agility mean for an organisation? Ultimately it is the ability to change and adapt in response to changes…
Agritech developers collaborate on map data interoperability
There is no shortage of developers creating software, tools, and technologies for agriculture. Almost the opposite in fact. Farmers tell…
What really drives profitability on pastoral farms – the right story
This is the second article in a series reflecting on the building blocks of profitability on pastoral farms in New…
Focusing on existing datasets can automate population of farm GHG models
Reducing the administrative burden on farmers and providing increasingly granular data to populate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) models is now a core activity for Map…
Pasture Growth Forecaster and LIC SPACE – a celebration
In October 2020, LIC launched an update to its SPACE pasture measurement service. SPACE uses satellite data to predict available…
What really drives profitability in pastoral agriculture?
Unique, profitable, and complex – New Zealand pastoral agriculture is uniquely based around grazing pasture in the paddock while it…
International livestock data standard released
The ICAR Animal Data Exchange working group has released a set of JSON and API standards for livestock data exchange….
Platforms – what are the critical elements and how do I design one?
Since writing the last blog – the world has changed. New Zealand is in level 3 of our lockdown, and thousands of…
Designing agritech together
The background This workshop was originally intended to be delivered interactively at the MobileTECH.Ag conference. Despite switching to digital, we…