Forecasts to help you make better business decisions.
Farmers are making business decisions everyday which are influenced by environmental factors. We can help farmers to improve decision-making, mitigate farm environment risk, and to become more productive, efficient, competitive and sustainable.
We can tailor our services to your specific needs, and deliver them over the internet allowing you to access them anytime, anywhere. The sections below go into some more detail about how we can help you. Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to talk more.
Primary sector capabilities brochure (PDF 487 KB)
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Superior data acquisition, management and delivery
NIWA delivers high quality data which we can tailor to you and your farm's needs. We build custom instruments, manage data from them and deliver a range of products via web and mobile tools to help you make the best business decisions. -
Understanding our climate
Many of our services are of significant value to the primary sector. They include climate data and statistics, derived information, land use guidance, outlooks, tools and Advice and information on adapting to regional climate. -
Water - managing our most precious resource
Farms rely on, and affect, the rivers, streams and estuaries around them. We provide resource management, research and technology services to help you optimise your water use and minimise environmental impacts. -
Irrigation Insight
Feature story30 August 2021Irrigation Insight is a joint industry programme funded by MBIE to examine, on working farms, the ease and effectiveness of using high-resolution weather forecasting, production potential, and drainage estimations for on-farm water management. -
IrriSET - Irrigation Strategy Evaluation Tool
IrriSET helps farmers to understand the economic viability and environmental efficiency of various irrigation strategies and prioritise their irrigation investments.