What role exists for IoT technologies in the feed industry?
Alpha Brown, an Ag-Tech market research company, released a report earlier this month detailing the use and market potential of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in agriculture including for animal production and feed use in the US.
IoT technologies tend to include sensors, software, electronics actuators or that are connected to allow for the exchange of data gathered. In agriculture, this could include a range of technologies designed to collect or monitor information through a single source, noted the report authors.
Some of the technologies allow producers to monitor livestock, tracking location, behavior patterns and rearing conditions, they said. For dairy production, IoT tools might include monitoring of milk production, health or it could involve data tracking to know when to change feed ingredients.
Additionally, technologies exist also to monitor the quantity and quality of feed grains and oilseeds, they said.