Innovation and Technology in the Livestock Industry

Welcome to Stock Talk hosted by Kirsten Williams.  On today’s episode, Kirsten is joined by Ross Robertson, a Farm Technology Specialist at the UK Agri-Tech Centre. Ross collaborates with a network of farms to create practical solutions and demonstrate use of technology on farm to increase productivity. Ross draws on his practical farming experience and knowledge gained through visiting systems in other countries to bring about innovative change at a farm level here in the UK. Episode Timestamps  00.20 Introducing Ross Robertson, Farm Technology specialist and sheep farmer  04.34 Sector technology: dairy, arable robotics and precision farming, pig and chicken technology and animal health 09.00 Return on investment  10.36 Understanding how to handle and understand the data – the importance of training  13.32 Applying dairy technology to the beef sector  15.41 Main driver for introducing technology: labour, cost saving, health monitoring, increasing productivity  19.11 Ross’s background 24.28 Biodiversity sensors 27.42 LoRaWAN – Long Range Wide Area Network 30.15 Connectivity - a barrier to the uptake of technology?  32.01 ONE AgriTech survey – broadband, apps and expert help 43.30 What motivates Ross  Resources    The UK Agri-Tech Centre | farming & food innovation Ross Robertson contact: 07858309293, [email protected]  Opportunity North East (ONE) The University of Edinburgh - The Power of Data in Farm Animal Practice  For more information, visit www.FAS.scot Facebook: @FASScot  National Advice Hub Phone: 0300 323 0161 Email: [email protected]