How should we develop a data-led livestock system?

Background

Question Group: Working with nature to improve plant, animal and soil health, enhancing agricultural practices, and promoting resilient food systems. It also encompasses innovation in disease control, climate adaptation for crops and stock, strengthening food safety and sustainable farming to reduce environmental pollution and boost productivity.

Sub-questions: -How can we improve livestock data and use better data to meet our policy targets?
-How can data be used at a system wide level and at an individual farm level to improve performance?
-How can we increase uptake of precision farming across the whole supply chain?
-What new data can we expect to arise this area, and what will be it's role, e.g. LiDAR?

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Environment natural resources agriculture research strategy 2027 2032

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