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Data will give dairy farming the edge against decline

On-farm data collection and analysis will be a key part of driving productivity and efficiency on UK dairy farms going forwards

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Technology to help collect and analyse data is being developed at the South West Dairy Development Centre
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Technology to help collect and analyse data is being developed at the South West Dairy Development Centre

Speaking at a recent event hosted by smaXtec at Blackmoss Farm, Preston, head of farms at UK Agri-Tech Centre, Robert Morrison, discussed the future role of data within the UK's dairy industry...

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