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February 20 2018
Lincoln Hub is delighted to welcome Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley (YMVSV), one of the most active investors in agritech and robotics in Silicon Valley, into its family of sponsors, as an Innovation Ecosystem sponsor. Through discussions, both …
October 17 2017
Lincoln Hub is hosting the Hackathon “Feed the World 2030: Power of Plants”, 2-3 December 2017 in Lincoln.
August 24 2017
In partnership with Lincoln Hub, Tech Futures Lab is introducing an agritech focus to the November intake of its Master’s programme Tech Futures Lab, in partnership with Lincoln Hub, is bringing applicable and highly-relevant agritech knowledge and expertise to business …
April 7 2017
New Zealand’s AgTech sector is a NZ$3 billion industry, generating export sales in excess of $700 million annually. New Zealand AgTech solutions, such as robotics, software, pasture mapping and management are being integrated into on-farm practices. Canterbury’s leading agritech companies …
February 8 2017
Lincoln Hub is pleased to announce the appointment of Toni Laming as Chief Executive.
September 9 2016
Facilitating innovation in the agricultural sector is crucial if the industry is to meet the challenge of safeguarding New Zealand’s global competitiveness in the future. That is the key principle behind Lincoln Hub, the innovation network, education and research …
June 1 2016
AgResearch’s Future Footprint Programme (FFP) has reached another milestone with the Government’s approval of the organisation’s updated business case. “This is excellent news for AgResearch and the science community. The FFP will have long-term benefits for the way that …
December 2 2015
Scientists, students, local government and industry representatives gathered at Lincoln University last week to celebrate the International Year of Soils at a workshop that focussed on the profound importance of soils globally and to New Zealand. The New Zealand …
December 1 2015
Lincoln Hub is a 62,000m² research laboratory and tertiary education facility located in Lincoln, Canterbury. The Hub will bring together five agricultural Crown research institutes, including Lincoln University, AgResearch, Dairy NZ, Landcare Research, Plant and Food Research, and a number …
September 15 2015
Lincoln Agritech has recently achieved Government funding for four important new science programmes that will help strengthen New Zealand’s reputation in several key research areas. The projects involve aquifer management research, new science related to sensor technologies that determine …
September 7 2015
Scientists at AgResearch have secured $10.95 million for six new research projects over the next three years that will benefit farmers, exporters and the wider community. The funding came from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) 2015 …
July 27 2015
The Lincoln Hub should attract more interest from the private sector with the appointment of a project manager for the facilities and a full-time chairman, AgResearch chairman Sam Robinson says. Graham Stuart, a former Fonterra senior executive, has moved …
June 19 2015
AgResearch is about to put out new master plans as more science and agriculture partners join its vision for innovation clusters at its main Lincoln and Palmerston North hubs in a nationwide $100 million restructuring programme. Originally the research …
September 22 2014
The five partners of the Lincoln Hub have appointed the architect for the first phase of the national agricultural hub being created at Lincoln. Hub chairman Graham Stuart says a consortium of Warren and Mahoney, Woods Bagot, Boffa Miskell …
July 17 2014
Lincoln University decision a crucial step forward for Lincoln Hub The Lincoln Hub partners have welcomed the Minister for Science and Innovation and Tertiary Education’s announcement of the Government’s agreement in principle to provide funding towards the rebuilding …
April 22 2014
Another milestone in the development of a national agricultural hub at Lincoln has been reached with the appointment of a chair. The chairs and chancellor of the five Lincoln Hub partners have announced the appointment of Graham Stuart as …
September 3 2013
In the latest round of Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment funding, the five partners in the Lincoln Hub – AgResearch, DairyNZ, Landcare Research, Lincoln University and Plant & Food Research – secured grants totalling $133 million for 21 new …
May 1 2013
New Zealand’s Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy have unveiled concept plans for a world-class agricultural research and education facility to be sited at Lincoln, near Christchurch. The Lincoln Hub concept plans and …
April 29 2013
The Lincoln Hub proposal was put to the government by five partner organisations – AgResearch, DairyNZ, Landcare Research, Lincoln University and Plant and Food Research. Today’s announcement gives the green light to the partners to develop a new model …
