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IT support for farms and agribusiness

Farming is increasingly run from a phone and a laptop as much as from the ute. We help farms and agribusinesses get reliable internet, safe accounts and systems that work without a town-based IT department.

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From $69per user per month + GST, prices on the page
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IT for farms & agribusiness

Modern farms produce a surprising amount of data. Herd records, mating and production figures, animal movements under NAIT, fertiliser and effluent records, irrigation controls, weather stations and farm accounts all live in software now, and much of it is checked on a phone in the paddock. Larger operations and agribusinesses may also run payroll for several staff, manage multiple properties and report to banks, processors or a board. All of that rests on an internet connection that, on many properties, has been slow and unreliable for years.

Farms face the same online threats as any business, with fewer people to spot them. Fake bank, processor and supplier emails are common, rural banking often moves large sums at set times of the season, and a single family computer may hold the accounts, the children's schoolwork and an old copy of the herd records. When that machine dies, nobody knows whether the backup actually worked. Staff houses, cowsheds, workshops and the main house often all need coverage from a single, struggling connection.

Office IT supports farms and agribusinesses that want proper IT without having it in-house. Our technicians work onsite in Auckland and Hamilton, and our help desk supports rural properties anywhere in New Zealand remotely. Onsite work on farms beyond those areas, such as installing satellite internet or linking buildings, is planned in advance and done on an arranged visit. We are honest about that: most rural support is remote, and we set your systems up so it works well that way.

Common IT problems in this industry

Slow or unreliable rural internet

Copper lines and patchy mobile coverage make cloud farm software, video calls and online banking frustrating, especially in busy seasons.

Buildings spread across the farm

The house, office, cowshed, workshop and staff houses may each need a connection, and they can be hundreds of metres apart.

Banking and payment scams

Fake emails from banks, processors and stock agents target farms at predictable times, such as payout dates and stock sales.

One computer for everything

Farm accounts, records and personal files often share one ageing PC with no tested backup and a password everyone in the family knows.

Records you must keep

Animal movement, effluent, fertiliser and health and safety records need to be accurate and retained, and often requested by processors or councils.

Help is a long drive away

Waiting for a technician to visit a rural property can take days. Good remote support and a well-documented setup matter more than anywhere else.

What we set up for you

Satellite or fixed wireless internet

We assess what is available at your address and set up the best option, often Starlink, with professional mounting and a router that covers the house and office.

Linking farm buildings

Point-to-point wireless links carry the connection from the house to the cowshed, workshop or staff houses, with each building on its own managed network.

Separate business and family devices

Farm accounts and records move onto a business laptop with its own sign-in, encryption and backup, separate from the family computer.

Account protection

Multi-factor sign-in on email, banking, farm software and processor portals stops most stolen-password attacks, and we filter scam email before it lands.

Cloud backup of farm records

Farm documents, spreadsheets and email are backed up daily to the cloud, so a lightning strike or failed hard drive does not erase years of records.

Remote support that works

We install remote support tools and document your setup, so most problems can be fixed from our desk without anyone driving out.

Systems we support

We work with the software and equipment your business already relies on, and with your software vendors when something needs their help.

  • LIC MINDA herd records and other farm recording apps
  • FarmIQ and other farm management systems
  • Figured and Xero for farm accounts and budgets
  • NAIT animal movement recording
  • Irrigation, weather station and effluent monitoring apps
  • Starlink satellite internet and rural fixed wireless
  • Microsoft 365 and Outlook

Start with a free IT health check

A technician reviews your computers, accounts, backups, security and network, then gives you a short written report with the risks ranked and a price to fix them. No charge, no obligation.

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Services that fit

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Internet & phones

Business fibre, backup connections and cloud phone systems, set up and supported by the same team.

Internet & phones
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Backup & disaster recovery

Backups of Microsoft 365, servers and key files, checked daily and test-restored, plus a written recovery plan.

Backup & disaster recovery
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IT support

Remote and onsite help when you need it, billed by the hour. No plan, no contract.

IT support

IT for farms & agribusiness: questions

Do you come out to farms?

Our technicians are based in Auckland and Hamilton and visit properties around those areas as needed. For farms further away, we support you remotely and plan visits for installation projects, such as satellite internet or linking buildings, by arrangement. We will always tell you upfront what can be done remotely and what needs a visit.

Is Starlink worth it for a farm?

For many rural properties it is a large improvement on copper or weak mobile coverage, and it handles cloud farm software, video calls and banking well. The details that matter are a good mounting position, a decent router and getting the signal to the buildings that need it.

Can you get internet to our cowshed or workshop?

Usually, yes. A point-to-point wireless link between buildings is often simpler and cheaper than trenching cable. We look at distance and line of sight, then quote the design and hardware in writing before installing.

How do we avoid bank and processor scam emails?

Turn on multi-factor sign-in for email and banking, be suspicious of any message asking you to sign in or change payment details, and check by calling a number you already have. We add filtering that catches most fake messages before they reach you.

We only have a couple of staff. Is a plan worth it?

For a small farm, pay as you go may suit better: $109 an hour for remote support plus GST, with set-up projects quoted in writing. Larger agribusinesses with office staff usually choose the Essentials plan at $69 or the Managed plan at $119 per user per month plus GST.

What happens if our farm computer dies?

If your records are in the cloud and backed up, very little is lost. We supply and set up a replacement, which we quote in writing first, restore your files and get your farm software signed in again, mostly by remote connection.

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