From early disease detection to future-oriented decision-making, technology is reshaping the modern pig farm. Industry experts explore how AI and automation are solving day-to-day inefficiencies while addressing the broader challenges of labor, animal welfare, and long-term strategic planning. Discover where Hyatt Frobose, commercial director – North America for Jyga Technologies – GESTAL, Wesley Lyons, DVM, director of technical services for Pharmacosmos, Todd Thurman, founder and CEO of Swine Insights International and Mark Hulsebus, general manager – U.S. Pork for Alltech, see the most tangible ROI and what they believe the industry must do differently to secure its future.
When it comes to AI and technology, where do you see the most tangible ROI on the farm?
Frobose: While artificial intelligence (AI) is certainly getting a lot of oxygen in the news, I think most workers at the slat level would agree that it’s having little impact on day-to-day operations at present. However, technology has been deployed at increasing rates in farms, but for many the key is finding the technologies that don’t just provide data, but actually help improve efficiencies in the barn. These types of tools lead workers to find and apply more effort on the ‘outliers’ in the herd, while spending less time on the healthy animals that require less attention. Technologies that reduce feed waste, improve preweaning survival, and speed up routine decision making in the farm are good examples with tangible ROI’s that have been successfully integrated.
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