Technology Quarterly | Computerised farming

Sensors and AI are finding their way into the barnyard

With 80m cows in the rich world alone, there’s no shortage of potential customers

LIKE ELITE athletes, dairy cows have exacting nutritional requirements. “If you’re slightly up on protein, or down on carbs, you’ll see a drop in milk production,” says Robbie Walker, the boss of Keenan Systems, an Irish firm which makes feed-mixing wagons.

This article appeared in the Technology Quarterly section of the print edition under the headline “The cow of tomorrow”

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