PUTTING LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY AT HEAD OF AI DEBATE

The UK’s first conference dedicated to the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in the livestock industry will be held in September. 

AI(Live) will take place at The Science Museum in London on Tuesday 23rd September and is sponsored by HerdVision/Agsenze, IVC Farm Vets, Kynetec, MSD Animal Health, Vetoquinol, VetImprss and MWI.

“AI has the potential to significantly shape livestock farming for the better, developing creative solutions to the challenges the industry faces and turn the vast amount of data held by farmers and others in the industry into valuable insights,” comments Matt Dobbs, CEO of Agsenze, co-lead organiser of the event.

“However, it is fundamentally important that the development and use of AI in livestock farmer is driven by the industry, remains farmer centric and recognises the value of farm data. We are already seeing AI developers approaching farms for access to data with no mention of data security, how this will benefit their herds and flocks or how farmers will be remunerated for their data.”

The objectives of AI(Live) are to start the debate and establish and inform the principles by which AI and livestock farming can derive the maximum benefits, specifically focussing on education, setting standards for commercial deployment of systems and reviewing applications for AI.

AI(Live) will bring together influential and well-renowned speakers from across the farming and technology sectors, including Dan Sodergren, Professor Jude Capper and David Speller. Subjects covered will include harnessing data for precision agriculture, the role of data in driving sector growth, policy and regulation for Livestock AgriTech and imagining the future of livestock farming.

“AI(Live) is the UK’s first conference dedicated to the application of AI in livestock farming and will help ensure that technologies are developed in a way that benefits the industry with appropriate safeguards,” explains co-lead organiser Paul Horwood from IVC Farm Vets.  “It will be extremely relevant to farmers, researchers, technology innovators, regulators and policy makers, processors and consultants.

“AI can play a crucial role in harnessing cutting edge solutions to enhance productivity, sustainability and efficiency but is not well understood. The UK is already number two in the world for Agtech and can play a lead role in the development of AI in livestock production. AI(Live) will set us on this journey, keeping producers and the industry at the centre of the AI revolution.”

For further details and to register go to www.ailive.farm