Technology use on farms

The New Zealand Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme develops emerging agribusiness leaders to help shape the future of New Zealand agribusiness and rural affairs. Lincoln University has been involved with this leaders programme since 1979 when it was launched with a grant from the Kellogg Foundation, USA.This report provides an overview of some of the developments in technology and how they\ud have impacted on dairy farming at an industry level as well as an individual level. The\ud process of innovation and adoption that can be applied to farmers is discussed, followed by\ud a review of how proven precision technology is being used in some current dairy farming\ud businesses. Finally, two case studies provide an insight into the adoption process some\ud farmers have employed to incorporate new technology/systems on their own farms