IDFA and Ever.Ag are pleased to release the first ever State of AI in the Dairy Industry report featuring insights from the conversations between dairy leaders and global technologists at the 2024 DairyTech conference.
The report underscores the transformative potential of AI across the dairy industry. From improving operational efficiency to enabling sustainability and fostering innovation, AI is poised to redefine how dairy businesses operate and compete. Yet the dairy industry is in the early stages of exploring AI, with much of the focus being placed on good governance and return on investment. Industry professionals are aware of the competitive advantages that AI tools can offer, and most are seeking real-world solutions to implement these applications.
The report focuses on key conversations around:
- Data collection and handling
- Use in operations, processing and supply chains
- Maintenance
- Warehouse and order fulfillment
- Food safety
- Sustainability
- Corporate processes
- Adoption and security
The report also contains six recommendations from conference attendees for the industry to fully embrace AI.
This report was developed with the support of AI. IDFA utilized AI-based notetakers during the 2024 DairyTech conference to record remarks made during 4 main0stage panel discussions and 14 breakout sessions among conference attendees. These summaries were then edited by hand to extract relevant points and add organization, then run through additional AI-based tools to create summary and narrative text. The final text was then checked for accuracy and lightly edited.
If you have questions about the report, please contact Tom Wojno, IDFA Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President of Innovation and Member Advancement, at twojno@idfa.org, and Rob Carpenter, Senior Director, Information Technology, at rcarpenter@idfa.org.
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Thomas Wojno
Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President of Innovation and Member Advancement
Rob Carpenter
Senior Director, Information Technology