Precision Dairy Farming: Current State of Research and On-Farm Application

The development and adoption of digital tools for dairy farming is gathering pace globally. Research is required that focuses on development, validation, adoption, and real-world application of automation and advanced digital technologies, and the data they capture, in dairy farming. In 2025, the 4th International Precision Dairy Farming conference is in Christchurch, New Zealand. It brings together researchers, farmers, advisors, and technology developers from around the world to explore cutting-edge advancements in automation, sensors, robotics, and data-driven insights shaping the future of dairy farming. This Research Topic provides a compilation of submitted articles from the conference.This Research Topic aims to highlight the state of the art in precision dairy farming research and on farm application. The specific themes of this Research Topic include:-Animal monitoring – lifetime tracking, resilience, phenotypes, welfare-Technology in pasture-based dairy systems-Precision feeding-Sustainability & environmental impacts-Sensors, wearables, computer vision, robotics-Data integration, AI, machine learning, ownership, and analytics-Responsible innovation, ethics, decision-making, and productivity-Startups & disruptive technologiesTypes of manuscripts we are interested in: Brief Research ReportConceptual AnalysisEditorialHypothesis and TheoryMethodsOriginal ResearchPerspectiveReviewSystematic Review*Contributions to the collection are by invitation only. Topic editors: Callum Eastwood, Paul Edwards, Marcia Endres, BERNADETTE O'Brien, Mariska van der Voort, Nicolas Lyons, Charlotte Reed Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/70439/precision-dairy-farming-current-state-of-research-and-on-farm-application