This episode featured as part of the Agritech segment in partnership with SenseHub® Dairy by MSD.

AgriZeroNZ has added Alliance Group and Farmlands as shareholders in a second funding round worth $117 million.

Rob Hewett, board chair of AgriZeroNZ, says half the new money comes from the Crown, with much of it earmarked for follow-on investment in existing ventures.

“We expect by 2030 to have half a dozen products, five, six products available for farmers to go and choose,” he says.

The first product, a methane-inhibiting bolus from Ruminant Biotech, is expected early next year.

Hewett says exporters are expected to deliver a market premium for lower-emissions product, but farmers also need a productivity gain.

“Ultimately premiums get commoditised over time, so we want the productivity.”

This episode featured as part of the Agritech segment in partnership with Sensehub Dairy by MSD. Leading agritech innovation with SenseHub® Dairy — the modular, end‑to‑end dairy system combining animal behaviour monitoring, milk intelligence and automation in one connected platform, backed by MSD Animal Health. For more information visit www.sensehub.co.nz 

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