Technology to the rescue: How new inventions will reduce the hard labour and risk in farming

Agri-Month farm safety feature

Quad bikes are involved in up to 20% of farm vehicle fatalities, with up to 75% of the victims aged 60 or older, according to the Health & Safety Authority. In New Zealand, the award-winning Fleetpin Rollover Safety System detects rollover situations before they happen, providing visual and audible warnings to help reduce accidents, and simultaneously sending out an SOS alert.

With “Agtech” now the darling of investors, we can hope that new inventions will make farming safer.

Venture companies in the US alone have been investing about $17b per year in tech tools for farmers.