Episode Player

How farmers are using artificial intelligence and what the future holds | Ep. 116

Talking Dairy

Chapters
0:00
Introduction
1:15
Why Commission An AI Report
3:10
What AI Means In Dairying
4:34
Early On‑Farm Uses Of GenAI
7:05
Digital Twins And Custom Chatbots
9:35
Subscriptions, Benefits, And Trade‑Offs
11:53
Barriers: Accuracy, Trust, Time
13:04
Near‑Term Autonomous Decisions
15:20
Data Quality And AI‑Ready Datasets
17:10
Interoperability And The Next 3–5 Years
19:18
Voice Tools, Multilingual SOPs
21:05
Risks
23:02
Getting Started And Building Skill
24:40
Comparing ChatGPT, Claude, And Copilot
25:52
What DairyNZ Is Doing Next
27:00
Resources, Links, And Closing
Talking Dairy
How farmers are using artificial intelligence and what the future holds | Ep. 116
Jan 21, 2026
DairyNZ

Artificial intelligence is suddenly everywhere — including on dairy farms.

In this episode, you’ll hear from DairyNZ senior scientist Dr Callum Eastwood and Perrin Ag senior consultant Rachel Durie, who have just completed a report on how dairy farmers are using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).

They share what they found, including examples of how farmers are already using GenAI, what’s working well, the risks to watch for, and the opportunities ahead.

Find out more about the research into GenAI use on dairy farms & read the report.

How are you using GenAI tools on your farm? Take our short survey.

Ready to try it? Try DairyNZ's DAiSY tool on the homepage or find out more here.


Have feedback or ideas for future episodes? Email us at talkingdairy@dairynz.co.nz

Connect with DairyNZ

Stay up to date with advice, latest research, tools and resources. Read, browse, scroll, listen, or be there in person. Visit dairynz.co.nz/get-connected